Huntly
Sign in to saveHuntly ( or Hunndaidh) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 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.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.static_image_name
- Gordon Square, Huntly.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Gordon Square, Huntly
- UK place.official_name
- Huntly
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Srath Bhalgaidh or Hunndaidh
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Gordon and Buchan
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Aberdeenshire West
- UK place.post_town
- HUNTLY
- UK place.postcode_district
- AB54
- UK place.postcode_area
- AB
- UK place.dial_code
- 01466
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NJ5353
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Huntly ( or Hunndaidh) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 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.
Huntly is the historic home of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which traditionally recruited throughout the North-East of Scotland. Huntly has a primary school (Gordon Primary) and a secondary school (The Gordon Schools) beside Huntly Castle.