๐Ÿ“Œ Kingussie, Highland
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You can’t fail to notice these imposing ruins as you rumble past on the A9 near Kingussie, perched on a mound above Insh Marshes. Ruthven Barracks have been abandoned since 1746, but the history of the site goes back a further half-century (or several thousand years if you count the mound’s original shaping by glacier ice). There’s plenty still to see here and it’s certainly worth a stop-off on a long journey north / south. Troops using the site have now been replaced by the local wildlife – stoats and frogs on our own visits.

๐ŸŒ Location

๐Ÿ“Œ By the B970 1 mi southeast of Kingussie

๐Ÿงญ O.S. Grid Reference: NN 765998

๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ GPS coordinates: 57.072186,-4.039234

๐Ÿš†๐ŸšŒ Train / bus to Kingussie (1 mi)

๐Ÿš— Car park

๐Ÿ“ Key info

โŒš Always open

๐ŸŽซ Free

๐Ÿ”— historicenvironment.scot

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