Tarves is a small Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

 Village, situated in the formatine area of North East Scotland and lies between Oldmeldrum and Methlick. 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 before that. The Community has a heritage group that provides a registered museum and heritage centre. The village is situated very close to Tolquhon Castle

Tolquhon Castle

Tolquhon Castle is located in Aberdeenshire, about 20 miles northwest of Aberdeen. The current castle was built by William Forbes from 1584-1589 to replace an earlier towerhouse known as Preston's Tower, which is still partly intact, forming the left-hand tower when viewed from in front of the...

. The castle that we know today was finished by William Forbes in 1589. Tarves contains a shop named Adam Duthie and recently has contained a butcher and baker.
It once had two pubs, the globe inn and The Aberdeen Arms Hotel. At present The Aberdeen Arms hotel is the only existing pub in the village.