Tarves

Tarves is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the Formartine area. It is 5.8 miles from Oldmeldrum to the south-west, and 5.0 miles Methlick to the north.

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Type: Village with 1,020 residents
Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Tarves, Aberdeenshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tolquhon Castle and Haddo House.

Tolquhon Castle

Castle

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Tolquhon Castle is a ruined late-16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It lies about 1.5 miles north-west of Pitmedden and 2 miles south of Tarves. Tolquhon Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Tarves.

Haddo House

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Haddo House is a Scottish stately home located near Tarves in Aberdeenshire, approximately 20 miles north of Aberdeen. Completed in 1732 to designs by William Adam, it was the former seat of the Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair and has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1979. Haddo House is situated 2 miles north of Tarves.

Pitmedden Garden

Garden

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Pitmedden Garden is a garden near the village of Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The garden dates from around 1675 and contains formal parterres, herbaceous borders, and an orchard. It is open to the public. Pitmedden Garden is situated 2 miles southeast of Tarves.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pitmedden and Ythanbank.

Pitmedden

Village

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Pitmedden is a rural village in the parish of Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated midway between Ellon and Oldmeldrum, and approximately 16 miles from Aberdeen. Pitmedden is situated 2½ miles southeast of Tarves.

Ythanbank

Village

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Ythanbank is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on the east bank of the River Ythan on the B9005, 4 miles north-west of the town of Ellon. Ythanbank is situated 3 miles northeast of Tarves.

Udny Green

Village

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Udny Green is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located immediately south-west of Pitmedden. It forms part of the parish of Udny, along with the nearby settlement of Udny Station. Udny Green is situated 3 miles south of Tarves.

Tarves

Category: locality
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.37104° or 57° 22′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.22125° or 2° 13′ 17″ west

Population

1,020

Elevation

292 feet (89 metres)

Open location code

9C9V9QCH+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354977761

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2636191

Wikidata ID

Q1008921

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Tarves” goes by many names.

Basque: “Tarves”
Bulgarian: “Тарвес”
Cebuano: “Tarves”
Dutch: “Tarves”
French: “Tarves”
Irish: “Tarbhais”
Italian: “Tarves”
Spanish: “Tarves”
Swedish: “Tarves”
Welsh: “Tarves”

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