Moffat
Moffat is a previous burgh and parish in Dumfriesshire, which is currently part of the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area in Scotland, pushing the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. It was a centre of the woollen profession and also a spa community. Moffat is around 59 mi (95 km) to the southeast of Glasgow, 51 mi (82 kilometres) to the south of Edinburgh, 21 mi (34 kilometres) to the north of Dumfries as well as 44 mi (71 km) to the north of Carlisle. The Moffat Home Hotel, situated at the north end of the High Road, was created by John Adam. The neighboring Star Hotel, a simple 20 ft (6 m) vast, was noted in the Guinness Book of Records as the narrowest hotel worldwide. Moffat won the Britain in Bloom contest in 1996. Moffat is the residence to Moffat toffee. The town is held to be the ancestral seat of Clan Moffat. The Devil's Beef Tub near Moffat was made use of by the members of Clan Moffat and later the participants of Clan Johnstone to hoard cattle swiped in aggressive raids.
