Stuartfield Explained

Official Name:Stuartfield
Gaelic Name:Creachann
Scots Name:Crichie
Label Position:bottom
Country:Scotland
Map Type:Scotland
Static Image:The Square, Stuartfield.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:The Square, Stuartfield
Population Ref:
Os Grid Reference:NJ973459
Coordinates:57.502°N -2.045°W
Post Town:PETERHEAD
Postcode Area:AB
Postcode District:AB42
Dial Code:01771 (Mintlaw)
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Aberdeenshire East

Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated south of Old Deer. It was formerly known as New Crichie,[1] and the name is still used by locals as illustrated by the village association website being crichie.org.http://www.crichie.org/ The name Crichie (Crechy) derives from the Gaelic word for clay.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crichie Court. Aberdeenshire Council. 27 January 2013. 10 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130412045644/http://aberdeenshire.gov.uk/housing/housingoptions/renting/options/crichie.asp. 12 April 2013.