Kingussie

Coordinates: 57°05′N 4°03′W / 57.08°N 4.05°W / 57.08; -4.05
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Kingussie
  • Scottish Gaelic
OS grid referenceNH755005
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKINGUSSIE
Postcode districtPH21
Dialling code01540
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57°05′N 4°03′W / 57.08°N 4.05°W / 57.08; -4.05

Kingussie (

A9 road, although the old route of the A9 serves as the town's main street which has been bypassed since 1979. Kingussie is 42 miles (68 kilometres) south of Inverness, 12 mi (19 km) south of Aviemore, and 3 mi (5 km) north of Newtonmore
.

History

A former church in Kingussie

The name "Kingussie" comes from the Gaelic, "Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich" which means "Head of the Pine forest".

The ruins of the early 18th-century

Comyns, Lords of Badenoch
in the Middle Ages.

Shinty

Further information: Kingussie Camanachd

According to the Guinness Book of Records 2005,

Kingussie is the world sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in the early 1990s.[4]

Tourism

The main railway line to Inverness passes through from Edinburgh, Glasgow and points south. Kingussie railway station is about 200 yards (200 metres) southeast of the High Street. In the early 2000s, the TV series Monarch of the Glen was filmed in and around the area of Kingussie. Ardverikie Estate, where Monarch of the Glen was filmed, is about 12 miles (19 kilometres) from Kingussie.

The Highland Wildlife Park is close by. The Highland Folk Museum is in Newtonmore, 3 miles (5 kilometres) from Kingussie. Kingussie is at the centre of a network of well maintained and waymarked footpaths; one of the most popular walks in the area is the ascent to Creag Bheag,[5] a prominent hill overlooking its centre.

Education

There are two schools located in Kingussie. There is Kingussie Primary School, situated just off the High Street at the southern end of the village, which caters for children in Nursery and P1-P7 (around age 3 to age 12).[6] After P7, most children will normally then transfer to the local Kingussie High School.[6] The school building dates from 1876.[6] The current school roll is 16 children in Nursery and 84 primary school pupils.[6]

Kingussie High School is the secondary school in Kingussie. It serves pupils from S1-S7 (which is usually around age 11 or 12, depending on when the child was born, to age 18).

Gaelic for "with diligence".[7]

Speyside Way

The Speyside Way is a long-distance route which currently has its southern terminus at Aviemore, north of Kingussie. There is, however, a proposed extension to the route to Newtonmore, going through Kingussie on the way. See the link below for more information:

Culture

Film

Kingussie featured in the 8-time Oscar-winning Danny Boyle film Slumdog Millionaire.[12]

Literature

Kingussie is mentioned in

Kingussie station
.

The Gaelic poet Donnchadh Gobha [Gaelic-language Wikipedia] lived out his old age in Kingussie.

Gaelic

According to census data, 53.9% of the residents of Kingussie spoke Gaelic in 1891. This number fell sharply at the turn of the century, and now only about 1.8% of the population report any proficiency in the language in 2001. As a result, scholar Kent C. Duwe terms it a part of the "Gaelic diaspora, showing only slightly higher language incidence than the national mean."[14]

Activities

  • Walking
  • Mountain biking
  • Horse riding and pony trekking: The popular outdoor sport of pony trekking was credited with being started in Badenoch at nearby Newtonmore in 1952 by Ewan Ormiston, it is still possible to ride with his grandson Ruaridh at the Highland Horse Fun Riding Centre in Kingussie.
  • Fishing
  • Shooting
  • Badminton

Football

Although the village is more famous for its Shinty club, it also has a successful football side which plays its games in the local

Strathspey & Badenoch Welfare FA
.

References

  1. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. ^ Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots
  3. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ "News". www.kingussieshinty.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ISBN 9781680513189. Retrieved 11 June 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
    )
  6. ^ a b c d Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - School handbooks - Primary schools 2022-2023 | Education and learning | Schools". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Thornton, Matt. "Kingussie High School". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Kingussie High School". www.newtonmore.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b "New Kingussie unit for special needs children". Strathspey Herald. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Fresh delay to Kingussie High School reopening". BBC News. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  11. ^ a b Service, Chief Executive's. "Opening of £4 million extension to Kingussie High". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Bollywood comes to Kingussie". www.strathspey-herald.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  13. ^ Mackenzie, Compton (1951). The Monarch of the Glen. Mifflin.
  14. ^ Duwe, Kent C. (December 2011). "Bàideanach, Srath Spè, Nàrann & Bràighean Mhàrr" (PDF). Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) Local Studies. 21: 8, 26.

External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kingussie.
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