Tarland
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Tarland
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  Tarland Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 690 (2020) |
| OS grid reference | NJ4799 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | AB34 |
| Dialling code | 01339 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Tarland (Gaelic: Turlann) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles (50 km) 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.
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[citation needed]
- 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
- ↑ "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ↑ "Culsh". Trove. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Tomnaverie". Trove. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Sir Rhoderick McGrigor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ↑ "Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. p. 166. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ Wilson, Jamie (31 May 2002). "First woman wins Marines' green beret". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
External links
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Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City) | ||
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| in Banff and Buchan |  | |
| in Buchan | ||
| in Formartine | ||
| in Garioch | ||
| in Kincardine and Mearns | ||
| in Marr | ||
See also List of places in Aberdeenshire | ||
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