Huntly
Huntly is a community in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly called Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and also 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 also household that came from the Border country. Huntly is the historical home of the Gordon Highlanders regiment which generally recruited throughout the North-East of Scotland. Huntly has a primary school (Gordon Primary) as well as a secondary school (The Gordon Schools) beside Huntly Castle. There is an active cultural organisation called Deveron Projects. It is the home of the Deans bakers, which produce shortbread biscuits. In November 2007, Deans of Huntly opened their new site visitor centre. There is additionally a falconry centre just outside the town which does flying screens in their site visitor centre during the season in between April as well as October.
