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Welcome to the website for information on the Tarland and Cromar area and the community within.

Tarland, together with the communities of Logie Coldstone, Coull, Migvie and Ordie, is situated in the beautiful Howe of Cromar, on the edge of The Cairngorms National Park and Royal Deeside. Tarland's village square, overlooked by the Old Kirk and the Peter Milne Memorial has the granite war memorial as its centrepiece. Around The Square are granite houses and a range of shops which, together with two hotels, provide essentials for the visitor. The MacRobert Memorial Hall, another fine building, run by the Tarland Welfare Trust, regularly hosts community events for the area.

Tarland is located on the B9119, a quiet and scenic route from Aberdeen. As the road passes over the hill into The Howe of Cromar a vista spreads out with the mountains of Lochnagar, Morven and Mount Keen predominant amongst the surrounding hills. It was at this point, now called the Queen's View that Queen Victoria stopped to enjoy the wonderful view and the ever-changing quality of light. Tarland can also be approached from the A93 at Aboyne on Royal Deeside, via the B9094 which passes Tomnaverie, possibly the best example of a recumbent stone circle. Such circles are only found in the North East of Scotland.

The Howe of Cromar is a natural hollow of land, on the eastern edge of the Grampian Mountains, between the rivers Dee and Don. It is an area of exceptional beauty with much to interest the walker and the naturalist. It is a very special part of Scotland, rich in historic and prehistoric sites to delight the visitor. A history of settlement and farming reaching back more than four thousand years is revealed.