Footdee - or Fittie as it is known by locals - is one of the most unique communities in the UK huddled at the end of a rewarding stroll along the beach front.

The charming mid 19th century former fishing community was designed by John Smith, the architect responsible for Balmoral Castle, and to visit them today really is like stepping back in time.

The cottages all face inwards in squares with their backs to the ocean to protect them and their inhabitants from the fierce storms, which then, as now, rage in from the sea.

The small fishing village of Footdee can be found at the mouth of Aberdeen harbour and can be accessed via the Beach Esplanade of Aberdeen City, Scotland.

The village of Footdee comprises of two areas of fishing cottages built in two squares. In olden days the cottages would have housed fishermen and their fisherfolk families.

Though some fish families still live in the cottages, the area is no longer predominately lived in by fisherfolk so is not as active with fishing, fish wives sitting outside repairing nets whilst having a good gossip or full of nets drying and untangling on the green. What does remain though are some picturesque fishing cottages and some well maintained gardens set away from the hustle and bustle of Aberdeen City, but yet only a few minutes drive or even walk from the still busy Aberdeen harbour.
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