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6 unusual facts about Huntly


Christie Park

Christie Park, Huntly, a football stadium in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Huntly

He was the founding headmaster of the first Anglo-Chinese school, Ying Wa College, in 1818 at Malacca.

Huntly is the historic home of the Gordon Highlanders regiment which traditionally recruited throughout the North-East of Scotland.

Huntly, New Zealand

Waahi Pa was the home of the late Māori Queen Dame Te Atairangikaahu and is still the home of her son, the Māori King Tuheitia Paki.

Morag Pirie

In August 2003 Pirie became the first female to referee a senior football match in Scotland, when she took charge of Huntly's 1–0 win over Wick Academy at Christie Park in the Highland Football League.

Strathbogie

Strathbogie Park, the former name of Christie Park, Huntly, home ground of association football club Huntly F.C.


Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly

Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 15 July 1470) at some point he began using his mother's family family name of Gordon, possibly when he succeeded his father as Lord Gordon.

Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly

Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly PC, DL, JP (5 March 1847 – 20 February 1937), styled Lord Strathavon until 1853 and Earl of Aboyne between 1853 and 1863, was a Scottish Liberal politician.

Clashindarroch Forest

Clashindarroch Forest is possibly the largest forest in Aberdeenshire, situated to the south-west of the market town of Huntly.

Edgar Huntly

Huntly's justification of killing is similar to Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov's justification in Crime and Punishment.

George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly

His victory gained no real advantage; his castle of Strathbogie was blown up by James, and Huntly left Scotland in about March 1595.

Henrietta Gordon

The marquise, however, pleading poverty as an excuse, took no step to have the child brought to Paris, as Blakhal desired she should be; and so he applied to Anne of Austria, and obtained from her a letter, under the joint sign-manual of herself and the king, praying the Marquis of Huntly, who had assumed the guardianship of Henrietta (with the intention of having her educated in the Protestant faith), to permit Blakhal to escort her to France.

Thomas Gordon Hake

His mother, fourteen years older than the father, was of the Huntly branch of the Gordon family, being eldest daughter of Captain William Augustus Gordon, and aunt of General Charles Gordon.


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