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Location
& Out and About
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email Ruthvensteadings@aol.com
Tel (01540)
662328
Centrally located in the Cairngorms
National Park, less than l mile from Kingussie in a quiet
countryside location
at 750 feet above sea level overlooking the RSPB Bird Reserve and Ruthven
Barracks
Ruthven Barracks were
finally completed in 1721. In 1745 200 Jacobites tried to capture
Ruthven Barracks which was defended by a force of just 12 redcoats.
Commanded by a Sergeant Molloy, the redcoats fought off the Jacobites
with the loss of just one man.
The barracks were
finally taken in February 1746 when the Jacobites returned in much
larger numbers and more suitably equipped with artillery. On the 17th
April 1746, Within a few days of
the battle of Culloden, around 1,500 Jacobite soldiers gathered at
Ruthven Barracks, ready to continue the campaign. To their surprise
Charles Stewart gave the order to disperse and then went into hiding.
For him, the Rising was over.
Ruthven Barracks and
Insh Marshes Bird Reserve
The River Spey, less than 400m
from the cottages
Fishing permits can be purchased locally
We are just 11 miles south of Aviemore and
45
miles south of Inverness (and airport) and Loch Ness
Click image to enlarge
Less than 1 mile from Kingussie
railway station
2hrs drive north of Edinburgh and 2.5hrs
drive north of Glasgow
You can easily walk into Kingussie
for meals and shopping where you can play bowls, tennis,
and play
a fantastic 18 hole golf course www.Kingussie-golf.co.uk
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and visit the Highland Folk Museum.
www.highlandfolk.com
There are several speciality
shops selling
oriental carpets, furniture, pictures and frames and pottery.
Images by
John and Margaret Sixsmith (on holiday in Sundowner
Cottage 14th to 21st March 2010)
Below are just a
few of the many places you can visit
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"This is the best
place in the world to watch Ospreys fishing at close quarters"
Simon King, BBC Springwatch
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Exciting for all ages, in all weathers.
Watercoaster, exhibitions, viewing tower, tree top trail, climbing wall
and restaurant. |
Landmark Forest Theme Park
www.landmark-centre.co.uk |
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Experience Scottish wildlife past and present.
Wolves, otters, bison, capercaillie, lynx and more all within the
spectacular setting of the Cairngorm National Park |
Highland Wildlife Park
www.highlandwildlifepark.org
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A mountain experience to inspire everyone, regardless
of age or physical ability. Ride the Cairngorm Mountain Railway
and let the scenery take your breath away. |
Cairngorm Mountain Railway
www.cairngormmountain.com |
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Amazing walks, land rover tours, fishing, shooting
clays, quad bike tours, wildlife watching and a lot, lot
more ....... |
Rothiemurchus Centre
www.rothiemurchus.net |
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A
purpose built mountain bike centre set in one of the most scenic parts
of the Cairngorm National Park. Trails with 'bite' |
Wolftrax Mountain Bike Centre
www.basecampmtb.com
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Daytime/evening trips through spectacular areas at the foot of the
Cairngorms. Meet the dogs and talk with the 'Musher' |
Cairngorm Sled Dog Adventure Centre
www.sled-dogs.co.uk |
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Guided
wildlife excursions with a friendly, experienced local nature watcher. |
Highland Wildlife & Bird Watch Safaris
www.highlandwildlifesafaris.co.uk
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This
award winning museum has a 1700's township with turf houses and open
peat fires, a working croft with rare bread animals and farm machinery
and an old tin school. Cafe |
Highland Folk Museum
http://highlandfolk.com |
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Join
the reindeer herder out on the hillside where the reindeer graze in
their natural environment. |
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
www.reindeer-company.demon.co.uk |
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In
Speyside and just want to book a night to see Pine Martens, Badgers and
more? No problem. Come and enjoy our famous dusk wildlife! We regularly
see Pine Marten, Badgers and much more . |
Speyside Wildlife
www.speysidewildlife.co.uk |
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Here you can enjoy a walk through the wild garden and look
at the variety of plants we have to offer. In the Potting
Shed Tearoom you can indulge in some tasty homemade cake
whilst observing the birds and squirrels at the feeding
station.
We
have also recently been selected by RSPB members as the
"Favourite Bird Feeding Station in Scotland."
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The
Potting shed
www.drakesalpines.com |
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Britain's largest National Park,
the Cairngorms are the most extensive range of high mountains in the UK,
with a vast, tundra-like wilderness at the heart of the region. The
upper Spey Valley curves round the northern end of the Cairngorm range.
Centred on the two fine old towns of Kingussie and Newtonmore, Badenoch
is an ideal centre for walks of all abilities. |
Cairngorm and Kingussie walks
www.walkhighlands.co.uk |
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Chanonry point
Standing at
the lighthouse at Chanonry point you can watch wild bottlenose
dolphins
The best
time to see them is when the incoming tide is rising and the
dolphins are hunting for fish
We took
these pictures on a very grey day and we watched them for about an
hour
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