In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Gartly like this:

Gartly, par. and ry. sta., Aberdeenshire and detached part of Banffshire, 5 m. S. of Huntly, 18,088 ac., pop. 890; P.O.; contains ruins of old castle of the Barclays.

Gartly through time

Gartly is now part of ABERDEENSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ABERDEENSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gartly itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gartly, in Aberdeenshire and Banffshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16321

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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