Kingussie
Kingussie (debate kɪŋju ː si), Gaelic Ceann a ' Ghiùthsaich (debate k ʲ ʰ aun ə ː ʝu s̪ɪç ) is a small town in the Scottish Highlands.
- 5.1 Shinty
- 5.2 Nature Sport
Geographical Location
Kingussie is situated on the upper reaches of the Spey in the Cairngorms National Park. The city is part of the Highland Council Ward ( ward ) of Badenoch and Strathspey, and is the capital of the district ( district ) Badenoch. Neighboring towns are Newtonmore above five kilometers southwest and Kincraig ten kilometers north east below the Spey. The tourist center of Aviemore is located about 20 kilometers north-east.
History
Kingussie is a corruption of the Gaelic name Ceann a ' Ghiùthsaich; this means head of the pine forest.
Originally the place was about one kilometer to the south, near the ruins of Ruthven Barracks. He was moved to escape the flooding in the marshes of the Spey.
In the early 12th century, the noble family of Comyn built a wooden castle on the hill, standing on the ruins today. 1371 acquired Alexander Stewart, Wolf of Badenoch, this possession. The Earl of Huntly built the castle in the late 15th century, new stone. Jacobite troops under Bonnie Dundee they destroyed in 1689 instead of the ruin, built 1719-1721 the military under the Royal House of Hanover a fortified garrison, Ruthven Barracks, to keep the notoriously troubled Highlands under control -. "To preserve the peace and quiet of the country ". Ruthven was one of four such garrisons that were built after the Jacobite Rising of 1715, in addition to Kilcumein near Fort Augustus, Bernera on the Sound towards the Isle of Skye and Inversnaid on Loch Arklet in the Trossachs. Ruthven dominated the strategic position at the meeting of the three military roads to Inverness, Perth and Fort Augustus.
In the second Jacobite Rising, the garrison in 1745 was able to maintain a 13-member cast first against a siege by a 200 -strong Jacobite troops. However, in 1746 they defeated the Jacobite 's main force and was destroyed. After the battle of Culloden the defeated Jacobite troops found their last refuge here. Their leader, Charles Edward Stuart said goodbye with the words: ". Let every man seek his own safety in the best way he can" Then the insurgents burned down the building.
Today, Kingussie is a tourist center in addition to the popular tourist area of the Highlands.
Traffic
Kingussie is situated on the Scottish main A9 road. The old street is the main street of the village. A bypass road has been increasing since 1979 to through traffic.
The town lies on the railway line from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Inverness. The train station is in the town center approximately 200 m southeast of the main road.
Attractions
Ruthven Barracks
The ruins of Ruthven Barracks are located on a moraine at the edge of the river march; beyond the Spey in around 1 ½ km from the village center. A high outer wall enclosing a square courtyard. Integrated into the outer wall are great team houses for 60 man and a small building for the top officers. The garrison had but probably not at any time, the maximum crew on. Outside the north-western wall are the ruins of a brick stone barn for by horse cavalry. This building was not built until after the actual fortress.
House of Officers
Stable building
River Marsh
To the south and east of the village passes through the Spey Insh Marshes the extensive before it flows around ten kilometers below in the Loch Insh. The marshes themselves are impassable and are protected, but on the Moränenabhang above of natural birch Nauen, hiking and observation paths were established; the Lynachnaggan Trail, Loch Insh Trail and the Invertromie Trail. These paths are located from a parking lot on the road B 970, about one kilometer east of Ruthven Barracks, within easy reach.
From the parking lot and from Invertromie trail through the riparian forest paths down each to two specially equipped observation huts, one of which can be observed from the wildlife of the marshes through windows from the bushes out, without the animals are disturbed. With luck and patience, one can observe, for example, redshank, lapwings, curlews, Fieldfare, deer and otters.
Highland Wildlife Park
The Highland Wildlife Park is located about five miles northeast of Kingussie above the A9, just before the neighboring village of Kincraig.
Sports
Shinty
The Kingussie Camanachd Club is, according to the Guinness Book of World Records from 2005, the most successful Shinty team of all time. It won 20 to 2005 times in a row the league. In the early 1990s, there remained four years without a win.
Nature Sport
The valley of the Spey and the surrounding mountains of the Highlands are a popular region for hiking and cycling. Even with anglers and hunters of the place is popular.
Regular events
At the annual Kingussie Food on Film Festival in winter dishes are prepared and offered to the regional cuisine. There is debate about food and cooking, and movies shown on this topic.
Kingussie in literature and media
Kingussie is mentioned in Compton Mackenzie's novel The Monarch of the Glen. In the eighth chapter of the Kingussie Sanatorium, now known as St. Vincent 's Hospital plays a role.
Danny Boyle's BBC television series adaptation was filmed in Kingussie and the surrounding region.