Tarland

Tarland
Scottish Gaelic: *Turlann*
Tarland Scottish Gaelic: Turlann;
	Tarland Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	690 (2020)
OS grid reference	NJ4799
Council area	Aberdeenshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	AB34
Dialling code	01339
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 57°07′44″N 2°51′32″W / 57.129°N 2.859°W

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.^[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]

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

Cromar Parish Church

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[1] "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[2] "Culsh". Trove. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 24 January 2026.

[3] "Tomnaverie". Trove. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 24 January 2026.

[odnb-4] "Sir Rhoderick McGrigor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[5] "Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. p. 166. Retrieved 24 January 2026.

[6] Wilson, Jamie (31 May 2002). "First woman wins Marines' green beret". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2026.

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v t e Settlements and places of interest in Marr, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins
Other settlements	Backburn Bellabeg Birse Birsemore Bogniebrae Brathens Brideswell Cairnie Corgarff Crathie Dinnet Finzean Forgue Gartly Inverey Keig Kennethmont Kildrummy Kincardine O'Neil Kirkton of Tough Largue Logie Coldstone Lost Lumsden Monymusk Potarch Rhynie Ruthven Strachan Strathdon Tillyfourie Tornaveen Towie Tullich Whitehouse Ythanwells
Places of interest	Alford Valley Railway Badenyon Balmoral Castle Blelack Braemar Castle Burn O'Vat Cairn o' Mount Cairngorms National Park Castle Forbes Corgarff Castle Craigievar Castle Crathes Castle Crathie Kirk Forest of Birse Grampian Transport Museum Huntly Castle Kildrummy Castle Lochnagar Royal Deeside Royal Deeside Railway Yonder Bognie Ythan Wells (Glenmailen) Roman Camp

v t e Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City)
in Banff and Buchan	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
in Buchan	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
in Formartine	Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff
in Garioch	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
in Kincardine and Mearns	Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Luthermuir Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins