Auchmithie
| Auchmithie | |
| Angus | |
|---|---|
 Auchmithie, viewed from the beach | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO680443 |
| Location: | 56°35’22"N, 2°31’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 183 |
| Post town: | Arbroath |
| Postcode: | DD11 |
| Dialling code: | 01241 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Angus |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Angus |
Auchmithie is a village in Angus, on the Firth of Tay. It is to be found three miles north east of the town of Arbroath.
Auchmithie sits atop a cliff of red sandstone conglomerate of Devonian date, approximately 120 feet above a shingle beach. Among the pebbles on the beach, derived from those weathered out of the cliffs (themselves derived from pebbles deposited by a massive ancient river-delta), a significant percentage are jasper, predominantly dark red, with rarer examples green or yellow.
This was once a thriving fishing village. Now the harbour, built in 1891, lies dilapidated but there are still some small fishing boats.
The Arbroath Smokie (haddock hot smoked in a particular way) originated in Auchmithie.
Sir Walter Scott stayed in the Waverley Hotel in Auchmithie and described Auchmithie in his novel The Antiquary (1816), under the name 'Musslecrag'.
Pictures
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Auchmithie harbour -
Auchmithie, 1881, photograph by James Cox
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Auchmithie) |
- Joe Dorward's website with a wide view of Auchmithie's harbour
- Old photos of Auchmithie and the harbour, pre 1923
- Latest census information, 2001, with specific reference to Auchmithie