Population 183 Post town ARBROATH Local time Wednesday 9:55 AM | OS grid reference NO680443 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district DD11 Dialling code 01241 Lieutenancy area Angus UK parliament constituency Angus | |
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Old fishing village of auchmithie angus scotland
Auchmithie is a former fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath. It 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.
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- Old fishing village of auchmithie angus scotland
- Map of Auchmithie Arbroath UK
- Arbroath cliffs to auchmithie walk 2009 part 1
- References
Map of Auchmithie, Arbroath, UK
In the dilapidated harbour, built in 1891, 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'.