Tarland (Gaelic: Turlann) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland northwest of Aboyne, and west of Aberdeen.

Prehistory and archaeology

Tarland is home to the Culsh Earth House, an Iron Age below-ground dwelling otherwise known as a souterrain.

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Just south of Tarland is the Tomnaverie stone circle, a 4,000-year-old recumbent stone circle. The site is a property in care of Historic Scotland.

Melgum Lodge near Tarland was originally built as a hunting lodge for the physician to Queen Victoria, who frequently stayed in the vicinity at Balmoral Castle.

Notable people

  • Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor retired to Tarland
  • Alexander Starritt, author of the novel The Beast
  • Alexander Boyd Stewart CBE FRSE (1904–1981), agriculturalist and soil scientist.
  • Philippa Tattersall, British Army officer and the first woman to complete the All Arms Commando Course in May 2002.

References

  • Cromar Parish Church