Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated south of Old Deer. The village was originally known as New Crichie, with the name Crichie still used locally. The name Crichie derives from the Gaelic word for clay. The village was founded in the late 18th century by John Burnett, Laird of Crichie, who named it in honour of his grandfather, Captain John Stuart, who had purchased the estate around 1700.