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Ruthven Barracks

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Ruthven Barracks

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Cairngorms National Park

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    1. Ruthven and Tromie Bridge trail running loop — Cairngorms National Park

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    October 3, 2023

    Constructed during George II's reign in the early 1700s following the 1715 Jacobite uprising, Ruthven Barracks housed troops tasked with enforcing the Disarming Act of 1716. In 1745, a 300-strong Jacobite assault failed, but in 1746, a stronger attack led to the barracks' surrender. Jacobites regrouped there after their Culloden defeat.

    The barracks now stands as a ruin, but what remains is still an imposing site, stood on the hill in stark contrast to the tranquil and natural back-drop.

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      Location: Kingussie, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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