The name Kingseat seems to originate from when King Malcolm Canmore rested at this location after the slaying of Macbeth at Battle of Lumphanan.

During World War II it was requisitioned by the Admiralty to be used as a Naval Auxiliary Hospital which it functioned as until 28 February 1946.

It has 3 large office buildings, including the Newmachar Business Centre, and 3 smaller units (known as pavilions) housing a Dentist and Childcare.

Finally Aberdeenshire Council stepped in to carry out the works to develop the playpark and provide further community park facilities.

This has meant the community is without a village hall but more distressingly the buildings at the center of Kingseat are surrounded by wire fences and have been since the development began (c 2004).

[12] There are plans to create two football pitches at the south end of Kingseat Avenue (currently fields) but these are yet to be developed.