A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
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.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "quoad sacra parish and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Inverness Shire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Kingussie |
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