Downies
Downies is a cliff-top village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland situated on Cammachmore Bay. Historically Downies was a fishing village, until much of the local North Sea fishery collapsed from overfishing; presently Downies is chiefly a residential dormitory adjunct to the city of Aberdeen.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Downies Village”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portlethen railway station and Portlethen Moss.
Portlethen railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is sited 232 miles 59 chains from Carlisle via Perth, and is between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line.
Portlethen Moss
The Portlethen Moss is an acidic bog nature reserve located to the west of the town of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Like other mosses, this wetland area supports a variety of plant and animal species, even though it has been subject to certain development and agricultural degradation pressures.Portlethen Academy
School
Portlethen Academy is a six-year comprehensive secondary school in Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portlethen Village and Portlethen.
Portlethen Village
Village
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portlethen Village is a settlement located to the east of Portlethen along the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is also known as Old Portlethen. The skerry of Craigmaroinn is situated just off the coastline near Portlethen Village.
Portlethen
Town
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland, along the A92. The population according to the 2022 census was 8,969 making it the seventh most populous settlement within Aberdeenshire.
Cammachmore
Village
Cammachmore is a hamlet in the coastal region near the North Sea in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies slightly west of the A92 road and the ancient Causey Mounth passes through the community.
Downies
- Category: locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.04657° or 57° 2′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.12615° or 2° 7′ 34″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C9V2VWF+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5063638634OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Downies” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Downies”
- Dutch: “Downies”
- French: “Downies”
- Scots: “The Dounies”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Portlethen Academy Playing Fields and Portlethen Swimming Pool.
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