Tarland

Tarland (Gaelic: Turlann) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles (50 km) west of Aberdeen. The population was 720 in 2016.

Tarland Scottish Gaelic: Turlann
Tarland Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	690 (2020)[1]
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 57.129°N 2.859°W / 57.129; -2.859

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

Tomnaverie stone circle

Just south of Tarland is the Tomnaverie stone circle, a 4,000-year-old recumbent stone circle. The land is owned by the MacRobert Trust and in the care of Historic Scotland. The circle was recently restored with help from a donation by the trust.

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^[2]
• Alexander Starritt, author of critically acclaimed novel, "The Beast"
• Prof Alexander Boyd Stewart CBE FRSE (1904-1981) agriculturalist
• Philippa Tattersall, The first woman to pass the All Arms Commando Course.