Tarland
Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Tarland (Gaelic: Turlann) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles (50 km) west of Aberdeen.
Population690 (2020)[1]
Tarland
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  Tarland Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 690 (2020)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NJ4799 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | AB34 |
| Dialling code | 01339 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Prehistory and archaeology
Tarland is home to the Culsh Earth House, an Iron Age below-ground dwelling otherwise known as a souterrain.[2]
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.[3]
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[4]
- Alexander Starritt, author of the novel The Beast[citation needed]
- Alexander Boyd Stewart CBE FRSE (1904–1981), agriculturalist and soil scientist.[5]
- Philippa Tattersall, British Army officer and the first woman to complete the All Arms Commando Course in May 2002.[6]
