Ruthven Barracks, Kingussie, Scotland
N 57° 04.331 W 004° 02.371
30V E 436975 N 6325900
Close to the B970 and visible from the A9 are the remains of infantry barracks built in 1719.
Waymark Code: WMBMDJ
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/02/2011
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Two castles were built on this mould.
The first in the 13th century, the second one after the destruction of the former, in the 15th century.
After the 1715 Jacobite uprising, four barracks were built on strategic locations. Ruthven was one of them.
In 1746, the occupying Jacobites left the barracks and set it on fire. The remains have barely changed since.
Era: Pre-Napoleonic
General Comments: Not listed
Related web site: Not listed
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