Kingussie, Highland

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Kingussie is a town in Highland

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Kingussie within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Kingussie in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Kingussie, quoad sacra par. and vil. (police burgh) with ry. sta., Kingussie and Insh par., Inverness-shire --par., pop. 1590; vil., on river Spey, 71½ miles N. of Perth and 72½ miles S. of Inverness by rail, pop. 645; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Kingussie is the capital of Badenoch, is a summer resort, and has important annual fairs. It has daily communication by coach with Fort William. In 1746, 2500 fugitives from Culloden rallied at Kingussie, and burned the Ruthven Barracks, which had been built in 1718.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Kingussie and Insh, par., E. Inverness-shire, 116,182 ac., pop. 1987; contains Kingussie.

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