Auchmithie

{{Infobox UK place

|country = Scotland

|official_name= Auchmithie

|os_grid_reference= NO680443

|map_type=Scotland

|label_position = left

|coordinates = {{coord|56.589517|-2.522639|display=inline,title}}

|static_image= AuchmithieFromBeach_30AUG06.jpg

|static_image_caption= Auchmithie, viewed from the beach

|population= 183

|unitary_scotland= Angus

|lieutenancy_scotland= Angus

|constituency_westminster= Angus

|constituency_scottish_parliament= Angus South

|historic_county=

|post_town= ARBROATH

|postcode_district = DD11

|postcode_area= DD

|dial_code= 01241

}}Auchmithie is a small fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath.{{citation

| title = Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath

| work = Ordnance Survey Landranger Map

| edition = B2

| year = 2007

| isbn = 0-319-22980-7}} 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.

In the dilapidated harbour, which began construction in 1889 and was designed by James Barron,{{cite web |title=James Barron |url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100186 |website=Dictionary of Scottish Architects |access-date=1 June 2021}} there are still some small fishing boats.

The Arbroath smokie (haddock hot smoked in a particular way) is said to have originated in Auchmithie.{{cite book

|title=Scotland: A Literary Guide

|first=Alan

|last=Bold

|publisher=Routledge

|year=1989

|page=30

|quote=As well as being credited with the creation of the Arbroath Smokie [...]

}} 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'.

Bus Services

From Auchmithie, Travel Wisharts{{Cite web |title=Travel Wisharts |url=https://bustimes.org/operators/wishart |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=bustimes.org |language=en-GB}}{{efn|Also known as: Wisharts Froickheim,{{Cite web |title=Wisharts Froickheim |url=https://www.yell.com/biz/wisharts-friockheim-ltd-arbroath-9566910/ |website=yell.com}} and Wisharts G & N Ltd{{Cite web |title=Wishart G & N Ltd · Transport Yard/Station Rd, Arbroath DD11 4SF, United Kingdom |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wishart+G+&+N+Ltd/@56.6367909,-2.6716452,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x4886894db2f851af:0xd008188bebffefc2!8m2!3d56.6367909!4d-2.6690703!16s/g/1v2jch0l?entry=ttu |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Wishart G & N Ltd · Transport Yard/Station Rd, Arbroath DD11 4SF, United Kingdom |language=en}}}} operate services 35 and 140 daily. Both serve Arbroath bus station, but service 140 continues to Friockheim & Stracathro via Brechin on most journeys.{{Cite web |title=140 - Stracathro Hospital - Auchmithie |url=https://bustimes.org/services/140-stracathro-hospital-auchmithie |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=bustimes.org |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=141 - Stracathro Hospital - Friockheim |url=https://bustimes.org/services/141-stracathro-hospital-friockheim |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=bustimes.org |language=en-GB}} The company's bus depot is in Froickheim.{{Cite web |title=Wishart G & N Ltd · Transport Yard/Station Rd, Arbroath DD11 4SF, United Kingdom |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wishart+G+&+N+Ltd/@56.6367909,-2.6716452,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x4886894db2f851af:0xd008188bebffefc2!8m2!3d56.6367909!4d-2.6690703!16s/g/1v2jch0l?entry=ttu |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Wishart G & N Ltd · Transport Yard/Station Rd, Arbroath DD11 4SF, United Kingdom |language=en}} Once a night between Monday & Saturday, Stagecoach Strathtay also serve the village with their service 44 to Arbroath bus station.{{Cite web |title=44 - Arbroath - Cliffburn & Timmergreens |url=https://bustimes.org/services/44-arbroath-cliffburn-timmergreens |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=bustimes.org |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Auchmithie – Bus Times |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/auchmithie |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=bustimes.org}}

Gallery

File:Auchmithie Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 607444.jpg|Auchmithie harbour

File:'At Auchmithie 1881'. Woman leaning against boat.jpg|Auchmithie, 1881, photograph by James Cox

Notes

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100703203724/http://writerguy.users.btopenworld.com/Panoramas/DunsinaneHill/DunsinaneHillWeborama.html Joe Dorward's website with a panoramic view of Auchmithie's harbour]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060514225711/http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/photodb/page12.htm Old photos of Auchmithie and the harbour, pre 1923]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140228052509/http://www.angus.gov.uk/atoz/popstats.cfm Latest census information, 2001, with specific reference to Auchmithie]

Category:Villages in Angus, Scotland