Clatt (Gaelic , 'concealed'), is a village in

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...

, Scotland. The remains of a

morthouse A morthouse or deadhouse was a specialised secure building usually located in a churchyard where bodies were temporarily interred before a formal funeral took place. These buildings date back to the time when Body snatching, bodysnatchers or resu ...

are located in the cemetery of the old church. The village is more fully known as Kirktown of Clatt. It is situated on the Gadie Burn at the foot of the Coreen Hills, 2 miles (3 km) east of Rhynie. Its schools are Clatt Primary School and

The Gordon Schools, Huntly The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational Comprehensive school, comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Scotland, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Huntly, Gordon Prim ...

Clatt Parish Church

Within Clatt stands the former Clatt Parish Church. It was built 1799 incorporating many mediaeval fragments from a previous church and a belfry of 1640; it was repaired in 1828 and 1866. It was declared redundant in 1996 and subsequently closed as a place of worship. Following subsequent mergers in the 2020's, the area now finds itself in the larger West Gordon Parish Church parish.

Clatt Primary School

Clatt Primary School was a

primary school A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...

in the village of Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built in the 19th century. It is around 10 miles from

Huntly 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 ...

. It was a small school with one teacher. It is a feeder school for

. Due to a decline in the school attendance, it was mothballed in July 2022. In early 2025, Aberdeenshire Council planned to completely close the school, expanding the catchment area of Rhynie Primary School to include the community of Clatt. A final decision will be made in April 2025.

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