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Ruthven Barracks (HS)
Ruthven, Kingussie
Ruthven is the best preserved of the four infantry barracks built by the government following the 1715 Jacobite rebellion. Erected on the hill-top site of a medieval castle, the barracks were protected by a musket-looped wall and had accommodation for 120 soldiers.In 1745, Sergeant Molloy and twelve men successfully defended the barracks against a besieging army of some 200 Jacobites. He was forced to surrender the following year when the rebels returned with artillery, after which the barracks fell into ruin.
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Ruthven Barracks (HS)
Ruthven
Kingussie
Inverness-shire
PH21
| Phone: | 01667 460232 |
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| Website: | http://www.undiscoveredscotland.... |
