Downies is a cliff-top village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland situated on Cammachmore Bay.[1] 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.[2]
- ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
- ^ Downies and Portlethen Archived 10 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine