Old Deer

Old Deer Scottish Gaelic: Dèir Scots: Auld Deer
Abbey Street in Old Deer, with the parish church in view
Old Deer Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	152 (2011)
OS grid reference	NJ976477
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERHEAD
Postcode district	AB42
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Gordon and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire East
List of places UK Scotland 57°31′9″N 2°2′12″W / 57.51917°N 2.03667°W / 57.51917; -2.03667

Old Deer (Scots: Auld Deer,^[1] Scottish Gaelic: Dèir) is a parish and village in the district of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The population in 2011 was 152. The village lies on the A950, beside the Deer or South Ugie Water, 10.1 miles (16.3 km) west of Peterhead and 2 miles (3 km) from Mintlaw. Industries include distilling, brewing, and the manufacture of woollens, and there are quarries of granite and limestone.

The village of New Deer (formerly called Auchreddie) lies about 7 miles (11 km) west of the older village;^[2] to the north of New Deer is the ruined Fedderate Castle.