Huntly

Huntly
Gordon Square, Huntly
Huntly is located in Aberdeenshire
Huntly
Huntly
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population4,550 (2020)[1]
OS grid referenceNJ5353
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUNTLY
Postcode districtAB54
Dialling code01466
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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UK
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57°26′46″N 2°47′17″W / 57.446°N 2.788°W / 57.446; -2.788

Huntly (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Bhalgaidh or Hunndaidh) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460[2] in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlements include Keith and Rothiemay. Both Huntly and the surrounding district of Gordon are named for a town and family that originated in the Border country.[3]

Huntly is the historic home of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which traditionally recruited throughout the North-East of Scotland.[4] Huntly has a primary school (Gordon Primary) and a secondary school (The Gordon Schools) beside Huntly Castle.

Huntly is the home of the Dean's bakers, producers of shortbread biscuits. In November 2007, the Dean's of Huntly opened their new visitor’s centre.[5]

Four of the owls from the local falconry centre were featured in the Harry Potter films.[6]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gro-scotland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-5)
  4. ^ Gordon Highlanders Museum website Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference deans was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Team, The Sunday Post Features. "The North East: 13 Things to visit, see and do". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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