Ruthven, Scotland

Ruthven, Scotland

Ruthven, Scotland can refer to the following:

* Ruthven, Invernessshire;
** Ruthven Barracks, the ruin of an English army garrison there.
* Ruthven, Aberdeenshire, near Huntly
* Aberuthven in Perth and Kinross


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