Tjerkgaast (West Frisian: Tsjerkgaast) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1413 as Tzerckgeest, and means church on high sandy ridge.

[4] Tjerkgaast is a road village which centres around the church.

The western wall is a remainder of the older church.

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