Tarves

Tarves war memorial and church

Tarves (Gaelic: Tarbhais) is a small village and parish situated in Formartine, Aberdeenshire. It lies between Oldmeldrum and Methlick.

History

Much of the village was planned and laid out by the Marquess of Aberdeen in the 19th century but the history of the parish goes back considerably earlier. A Bronze Age hoard of weapons was found near Tarves in the nineteenth century and was donated by the Earl of Aberdeen to the British Museum in 1858. Dating to between 1000 and 850 BC, the hoard was made entirely from bronze and consists of three swords, a pommel, a chape and two pins (two items of which were not part of the original gift and are now lost).

Tarves today

The community has a heritage group that provides a registered museum and heritage centre. The village is situated very close to Haddo House and Tolquhon Castle.

References

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tarves)

• Location map: 57°22’0"N, 2°13’0"W
• Tarves.org.uk/heritage
• Tarves.org.uk

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