Auchmithie
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Auchmithie is a fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath. It sits atop a red sandstone cliff, approximately 120 feet above a shingle beach which contains an unusual amount of jasper.
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'.
[edit] External links
- Joe Dorward's website with a panoramic view of Auchmithie's harbour
- Old photos of Auchmithie and the harbour, pre 1923
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