Tarves Parish Churchyard in Tarves, Aberdeenshire

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Tarves, Aberdeenshire AB41 7JF Scotland

Coordinates: 57.37017, -2.21945
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Tarves Parish Church was built in the 1798 alongside the site of a mediaeval church at the eastern edge of Tarves. There is a large graveyard, which extends downhill to the south and east. There are four carved grave slabs attached to the south wall of the current church and at least one earlier carved gravestone on its side which can be seen built into the structure of the newer church.

Within the graveyard lies The Tolquhon Tomb, built in 1589 in memory of William Forbes. It is an elaborate sandstone memorial, with ornate carving including blind arcading, a moulded arch and heraldic panels and was scheduled by Historic Scotland in 2000. It is protected from the weather by a canopy.

There is a new cemetery on the outskirts of Tarves.