Tarland

Tarland

Tarland (Gaelic: "Turlann") is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is located five miles northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles west of Aberdeen. Population 540 (2004).

Tarland is home to the Culsh Earth House, an Iron Age below-ground dwelling that otherwise known as a Souterrain. Souterrains were used to store food and the Culsh Earth House probably served as a community cellar.Just south of Tarland is the Tomnaverie Stone Circle, a 4000-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.

External links

* [http://www.aboynedinnetchurch.org.uk/cromarchurch.htm Cromar Parish Church]
* [http://robinwilson.net/tomnaveriecu/tomnaverie.html Panorama of the Tomnaverie stone circle] (QuickTime required)
* [http://www.themacroberttrust.org.uk/ The MacRobert Trust]


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