Some buildings retain the split name "New Machar" to this day including the primary school and church.

On 16 April 1343, the barony of "Monycabbok, Tullimaddin, and Craig" is granted by King David II to Donald Strathechin (Strachan), and Annabell (Crawford) his wife (RI, 48-34).

The name refers specifically to the village, originally known as Summerhill,[3] with the surrounding parish being correctly known as New Machar.

[4] During World War II Winston Churchill initiated the forming of a British resistance force called Auxiliary Units.

Typically, these units (called patrols) were made up from farmers, gamekeepers and estate workers.

Newmachar had one of these patrols that were tasked with destroying the main railways to Inverness, and the Buchan line to Fraserburgh and Peterhead, also RAF Dyce and bridges over the River Don.

The Operational Base was built underground to house up to 8 patrol members who, when the Invasion came would go into hiding for 7–14 days before coming out at night to attack "targets of opportunity", including assassinations of key individuals (both local and enemy personnel).

Auxiliary units were well armed with the latest weapons and conventional and booby trap explosives.

Newmachar is part of the Gordon and Buchan county constituency for UK Parliament elections.

[6] Roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Newmachar is the old Kingseat Hospital a former mental health facility with a village type layout, opened in May 1904 and closing in April 1994.

There is a large play park near the center of Newmachar including a small grass basketball/football pitch.

[12] For secondary education most pupils transfer to Dyce Academy, an Aberdeen City school.