Udny Green

{{Short description|Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland}}

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Udny Green (Scottish Gaelic: Olldanaidh; Doric: Widnie Green) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southwest of Pitmedden.{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst5012.html | title=Udny Green| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| access-date=2009-09-12}} It is part of the parish of Udny along with another small settlement, Udny Station. Udny Parish Church is located beside the village green with the old kirkyard and Udny Mort House on the opposite side.{{cite web|title=Udny Parish Community action plan 2012|url=http://www.udnytrust.com/_library/public/documents/udny%20community%20action%20plan.pdf|work=Formartine Partnership|publisher=Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership|access-date=26 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021648/http://www.udnytrust.com/_library/public/documents/udny%20community%20action%20plan.pdf|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

On 22 September 1943, the Royal Engineers were called out to Udny Castle to investigate reports of an unexploded bomb. It turned out to be a "flash bomb" used by the Luftwaffe at night to illuminate the area for navigation or photographic uses.

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Category:Villages in Aberdeenshire

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