This track is marked on the map as "Cadgers Road"
A cadger was a small independent fish merchant or a person who
helped unload the boats and carry goods to the local village. If
you look at the way the track seems to be going though, it goes
nowhere near a harbour where goods would be unloaded or towards
Arbroath or any of the small villages, where presumably the goods
would be headed.
The path leads directly to the cliffs between Arbroath and
Auchmithie, directly above the caves reputed to be used for
smuggling. Perhaps this was actually a smugglers trail?
This cache is on the part of the road closest to the cliffs. If
you follow the track on the map you will see where it leads to.
The start of the track is at the entrance to the private road
coing to West Mains of Auchmithie farm. There is a path into the
trees from the end of the road.
