Downie Point
Downie Point is a prominent headland located at the southern edge of Stonehaven Bay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. From the Stonehaven Harbour, there is a panoramic view of this cliff landform, especially from the tip of Bellman's Head.Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunnottar Castle and Stonehaven Tolbooth.
Dunnottar Castle
Castle
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.
Stonehaven Tolbooth
Museum
Photo: Panama1958, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stonehaven Tolbooth is a late 16th-century stone building originally used as a courthouse and a prison in the town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Dunnicaer
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnicaer, or Dun-na-caer, is a precipitous sea stack just off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, between Dunnottar Castle and Stonehaven. Despite the unusual difficulty of access, in 1832 Pictish symbol stones were found on the summit and 21st-century archaeology has discovered evidence of a Pictish hill fort which may have incorporated the stones in its structure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehaven and Red Cloak.
Stonehaven
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stonehaven is a small fishing port in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland, 15 miles south of Aberdeen. Its main attraction is Dunnottar Castle, scenically perched on a headland south of town.
Red Cloak
Quarter
Red Cloak is an industrial area of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site's settlement history is associated with events at the nearby Chapel of St.
Kirktown of Fetteresso
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kirktown of Fetteresso is a well-preserved village near Stonehaven, Scotland. In the planning area of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, this village contains many very old stone residential structures as well as the Church of St.
Downie Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.95884° or 56° 57′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.19448° or 2° 11′ 40″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C8VXR54+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6153630988OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Downie Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Downie Point”
- Swedish: “Downie Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Black Hill and Old Town.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bervie Braes and Stonehaven Harbour.
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