Ruthven, Highland

Ruthven, Highland

Ruthven ( _gd. Ruadhainn) is a small settlement in the Highland council area, Scotland. It lies convert|0.5|mi|km south of Kingussie, and convert|43|mi|km to the south of Inverness, in the former county of Inverness-shire. The ruins of the 18th century Ruthven Barracks are nearby, on the site of the earlier Ruthven Castle. James Macpherson, the "translator" of the "Ossian" poems, was born here in 1736.

References

* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst7616.html Ruthven, Highland] , Gazetteer for Scotland


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