Hatton, Aberdeenshire

Hatton
Hatton of Cruden
Hatton Hatton of Cruden;
	Hatton Mill, once a water mill, now converted into a pub
	Hatton Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	870 (2022)
Council area	Aberdeenshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 57°25′32″N 1°54′56″W / 57.42556°N 1.91556°W

Hatton (occasionally Hatton of Cruden) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland^[2] that lies on the A90 road, approximately equidistant from both Ellon and Peterhead.

It has a biscuit factory that was once called Simmers - it was Hatton's only claim to fame, as it supplied biscuits to such upmarket shops as Marks and Spencers. However, it was purchased by McVities and then acquired by Murdoch Allan and Sons. It also has a shop, a village hall, a primary school and small park.

History

There is considerable evidence of early human habitation in the vicinity, most notably by the existence of the ancient Catto Long Barrow and numerous tumuli nearby.^[3]

Transport

Hatton railway station, on the Boddam Branch, served the village from 1897 to 1932.

Hatton Airfield (also known as Ardiffery Mains) (AG149) is a private airstrip located about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of Hatton and just under 2 miles (3.2 km) from the coast. It has a single grass runway (headings 08/26). It is believed to only be used by the farmer on whose land it sits.^[4] The airport is in the Scottish Centre (EGPX0840) area control centre.

Footnotes

^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Hatton". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ C. Michael Hogan (2008). "Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ Hatton – UK Airfield Guide

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[1] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[2] "Hatton". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[3] C. Michael Hogan (2008). "Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[4] Hatton – UK Airfield Guide

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v t e Settlements and places of interest in Buchan, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
Other settlements	Auchnagatt Buchanhaven Clola Downiehills Inverugie Longhaven Lonmay New Leeds Old Deer Rora Stirling Village Whinnyfold
Places of interest	Aden Country Park/Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Bullers of Buchan Crimonmogate Deer Abbey Formartine and Buchan Way Loch of Strathbeg Maritime Heritage Museum Rattray Rattray Head Slains Castle

v t e Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City)
in Banff and Buchan	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
in Buchan	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
in Formartine	Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff
in Garioch	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
in Kincardine and Mearns	Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Luthermuir Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins