Footdee (/fʊtˈdiː/; Scots: Fittie) is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland known locally by its Scots language name of Fittie. It is an old fishing village at the east end of Aberdeen Harbour. The name is actually folk etymology. Far from being "Foot of the Dee/Fit o the Dee", it is actually a corruption of a former dedication to a "St Fittick".[1] It has also been referred to as Fort Dee.[2][3]
The area has had a settlement as far back as the Medieval times and the first recorded reference to the area of Fittie was in the year 1398. This village was slightly further North than where Footdee is now located. It would have been near to where the St Clement's Church is located.[4]
On an 1828 map, the new housing squares were specifically labelled 'Fish Town'. 'Footdee' referred to the larger area from St. Clement's Church to 'Fish Town'. Later, the name 'Footdee' was used to refer specifically to the housing squares, with 'Fish Town' becoming forgotten.[5]
On Tuesday 25 September 2012, parts of Footdee became covered in foam from the sea after experiencing strong wind and rain conditions. The effect was like a blanket of snow and this made the UK national news.[6]
^"Footdee: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^Lockhart, John Gibson (1837). Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Robert Cadell, Edinburgh. John Murray and Whittaker and Company, London.
^"PIONEERING ENGINEERING HISTORY GEORGE FRASER & SONS PHOENIX FOUNDRY. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 October 1939. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^"Footdee". aboutaberdeen.com.
^"Town Plans / Views, 1580-1919". National Library of Scotland.
^Strange sea foam blankets Scottish fishing village as storms batter Britain, The Telegraph.
Footdee (/fʊtˈdiː/; Scots: Fittie) is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland known locally by its Scots language name of Fittie. It is an old fishing village at...
And Burial-ground John Knox Churchyard Nigg Parish Church St Clement's, Footdee St Fittick's Church St Machar's Cathedral aka Old Machar Churchyard St...
September 2012: Following storms and high winds, the beach front of the Footdee area of Aberdeen was engulfed with sea foam. 27–28 January 2013: The Sunshine...
is also the site of a webcam that faces South, along the beach towards Footdee. The Ballroom is connected to the more modern Beach Leisure Centre via...
at Insch Rebuilding the churchyard walls at St Clements Church in the Footdee district Chapel of Ease in the Newhills district A fund to aid the ministers...
beach, Footdee, and the retail park were served by a loop on route 15. In July 2022, bus routes were changed such that the beach and Footdee are no longer...
November 2022, a diversion to Footdee was added for four journeys in each direction on a six month trial basis. Footdee had been left with no bus service...
of Tay Linne Tatha Bay Fishnish Finnsinis Port Flodaigh Flodaigh Island Footdee Bun Dè God's base Pass Ford Àth na Crà Ford of the sheepfold City Formartine...
Farm Duthie Park and Winter Gardens Dyce, Dyce railway station Ferryhill Footdee Foresterhill Formartine and Buchan Way Froghall Garthdee Gordon Highlanders...
Irrawaddy Flotilla Company. 2 February United Kingdom Messrs. Hall & Co. Footdee Denmore Steamship For Messrs. Alexander Nicol & Co. 2 February United...
in 2019. 15 Beach Retail Park Airyhall or Craigiebuckler July 2022 Via Footdee. On withdrawal, the Airyhall to Union Street portion was replaced by the...
Steamship For Adam & Co. 28 April United Kingdom Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Footdee Elliot Barque For James Muir. 28 April United Kingdom William Newall Ellesmere...
known as the North Pier) between 1775 and 1781 at Sandness (now known as Footdee or locally as Fittie). The purpose of the breakwater was to prevent sand...
heat losses. If, by way of example, the building in Fig 8 were located in Footdee, Aberdeen, the Ordnance Survey Land Ranger grid reference is NJ955065....
(1759–1838), a descendant of his, established a firm of shipbuilders at Footdee in Aberdeen. In 1813 another member of the family, again called William...
not, for example, include artworks in museums. "War Memorials Register: Footdee (or Fittie)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 July 2020. "Aberdeen Maritime...
Mary Schooner For A. H. Leslie. 6 April United Kingdom Messrs. Hall's Footdee Frances Henty Full-rigged ship For private owner. 6 April United Kingdom...
Global Information
