FINDOCHTY, a village, in the parish of Rathven,
county of Banff, 2^ miles (N. E. by E.) from Buckie
containing 414 inhabitants. This is a fishing- village on
the coast of the Moray Firth, a short distance from Findochty
point, and a mile and a half north-east of Rathven.
It was founded in 1716, on the property of the
then Earl of Findlater. The fishery here is very extensive,
afiFording employment to nearly the whole of the
male population, whose reputation for the superior cure
of herrings and other fish has been maintained for
upwards of a century. About forty boats, chiefly of the
larger size, belong to the place.