Tarland
Tarland 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.Image:Tomnaverie stone circle.jpg|thumb|left|Tomnaverie stone circle
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, agriculturalist and soil scientist.
- Philippa Tattersall, British Army officer and the first woman to complete the All Arms Commando Course in May 2002.