Downie Hills: Fife Ness, North Sea

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Downie Hills: Fife Ness, North Sea as Steam Trawler (20th Century)-(1926), Trawler (20th Century)-(1926). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The Downie Hills was a Scottish steam trawler built in 1926 that was lost in the North Sea near Fife Ness during World War II, likely due to enemy action. The vessel was among several trawlers converted for minesweeping duties, and its loss contributed to the significant wartime sacrifices made by the Scottish fishing and maritime communities.