Stuartfield

Stuartfield Scottish Gaelic: Criochaidh Scots: Crichie
The Square, Stuartfield
Stuartfield
Stuartfield shown within Aberdeenshire
Population	700 (2012)^[1]
OS grid reference	NJ973459
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERHEAD
Postcode district	AB42
Dialling code	01771 (Mintlaw)

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire East

Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) south of Old Deer. It was formerly known as Crichie,^[2] and the name is still used by locals as illustrated by the village association website being crichie.org. The name Crichie derives from the Gaelic word “Creachann”, which means “summit of a rock”.

Services

Stuartfield has many services for the locals such as a local inn -The Crichie Inn, a primary School, butcher, grocery store, Garage, Garden, Machinery shop and Park. Although Stuartfield was once very small it is currently expanding with new houses being built on two separate plots of land.

Activities

The village has many activities to offer for children and adults alike. Such as Highland Dancing, Woman's Badminton, Rainbows, The Community Association and The Pleasure park Committee, and of course the local pub the Crichie Inn.

History

The local vicinity is rich with prehistory as well as historical features. Somewhat to the south of Stuartfield are a number of prehistoric monuments including Catto Long Barrow,^[3] Silver Cairn and many tumuli. In that same vicinity of the Laeca Burn watershed is the point d'appui of historic battles between invading Danes and indigenous Picts.

Crichie was the birthplace of John Leslie (bishop of Clogher) in 1571.

References

↑ Estimated population of settlements by broad age groups, mid-2012 nrscotland.gov.uk
↑ "Crichie Court". Aberdeenshire Council. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian

Sources

Stuartfield in the Gazetteer for Scotland.
Historical overview of Stuartfield in the Gazetteer for Scotland.

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Settlements and places of interest in Buchan, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
Other settlements	Auchnagatt Buchanhaven Clola Inverugie Lonmay New Leeds Old Deer Rora Tyrie Whinnyfold
Places of interest	Aden Country Park/Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Bullers of Buchan Crimonmogate Deer Abbey Formartine and Buchan Way Loch of Strathbeg Maritime Heritage Museum Rattray Rattray Head Slains Castle

Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City)
in Banff and Buchan	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
in Buchan	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
in Formartine	Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff
in Garioch	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
in Kincardine and Mearns	Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins

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