Auchmithie

Auchmithie (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh Muthaich, meaning "cowherd's farm") is a small fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath.^[1] 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.

Population183 

OSgridreferenceNO680443

Post townARBROATH

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• Angus

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Auchmithie Scottish Gaelic: Achadh Muthaich
Auchmithie, viewed from the beach
Auchmithie Location within Angus
Population	183
OS grid reference	NO680443
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ARBROATH
Postcode district	DD11
Dialling code	01241
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Angus
Scottish Parliament	Angus South
List of places UK Scotland 56.589517°N 2.522639°W / 56.589517; -2.522639

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In the dilapidated harbour, which began construction in 1889 and was designed by James Barron,^[2] there are still some small fishing boats.

The Arbroath smokie (haddock hot smoked in a particular way) is said to have originated in Auchmithie.^[3] Local legend has it a store caught fire one night, destroying barrels of haddock preserved in salt. The following morning, the people found some of the barrels had caught fire, cooking the haddock inside. Inspection revealed the haddock to be quite tasty.

Sir Walter Scott stayed in the Waverley Hotel in Auchmithie and described Auchmithie in his novel The Antiquary (1816), under the name 'Musslecrag'.