FINDON, or Finnan, a village, in the parish of
Banchory-Devenick, county of Kincardine, 65 miles
(S. by W.) from Aberdeen; containing 19O inhabitants.
This is a fishing-village, situated on the coast, a few
miles south of Girdleness, and having a small harbour.
It is celebrated for the finely-flavoured fish called the
" Finnan haddock", which is cured here in a pecuhar
manner, by the smoke of peat. So delicate is this fish
that it can rarely be sold fresh, in an undepreciated
condition, at any considerable distance. Several boats,
and a large portion of the inhabitants, are engaged in
the fishery, and, in the summer season, in that of herrings
in the Moray Firth. There are two other fishingvillages
in the parish; the three places send to sea about
eighteen boats in the aggregate, and are all celebrated
for the smoked fish known by the general name of the
"Finnan haddock", above mentioned.