Francis Davie admitted the single punch assault outside the Kinloch Arms, Carnoustie
A peacemaker needed eight stitches after being attacked while trying to break-up a fight outside a hotel.
Keith Taylor was on holiday with his wife and friends when he was set-upon by Francis Davie outside the Kinloch Arms Hotel in Carnoustie.
Davie became enraged after witnessing Mr Taylor trying to stop a fight between his daughter and another woman.
The 47-year-old punched him once, which caused him to strike his head on the stone edge of a window frame.
Francis Davie
On Thursday, Davie pled guilty at Dundee Sheriff Court to carrying out the attack in August 2019.