Ruthven, Badenoch

Ruthven
Scottish Gaelic: Ruadhainn
Ruthven  Ruthven shown within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS grid reference	NN761992
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Insh
Postcode district	PH21 1
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
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Coordinates: 57°04′04″N 4°02′39″W / 57.06778°N 4.04408°W / 57.06778; -4.04408

Ruthven (Scottish Gaelic: Ruadhainn) is a small settlement in Badenoch, in the Highland council area, Scotland. It lies 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Kingussie, and 43 miles (69 km) to the south of Inverness, in the former county of Inverness-shire. The ruins of the 18th century Ruthven Barracks are nearby, on the site of the earlier Ruthven Castle. James Macpherson, the "translator" of the Ossian poems, was born here in 1736.

References

• Ruthven, Highland, Gazetteer for Scotland