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Huntly
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 Gordon Square, Huntly | |
  Huntly Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 4,550 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NJ5353 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUNTLY |
| Postcode district | AB54 |
| Dialling code | 01466 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gro-scotlandwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Parish of Huntly from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info.
- ^ "Gordon Highlanders Museum website". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
deanswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Team, The Sunday Post Features. "The North East: 13 Things to visit, see and do". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 11 March 2021.