Moffat
Moffat is a former burgh as well as parish in Dumfriesshire, which is now part of the Dumfries and Galloway neighborhood authority area in Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. It was a centre of the wool trade and also a spa town. Moffat is around 59 mi (95 kilometres) to the southeast of Glasgow, 51 mi (82 kilometres) to the south of Edinburgh, 21 mi (34 km) to the north of Dumfries as well as 44 mi (71 km) to the north of Carlisle. The Moffat Residence Resort, situated at the northern end of the High Road, was made by John Adam. The nearby Star Hotel, a mere 20 ft (6 m) large, was noted in the Guinness Book of Records as the narrowest hotel in the world. Moffat won the Britain in Flower competition in 1996. Moffat is the house to Moffat toffee. The community is held to be the genealogical seat of Clan Moffat. The Devil's Beef Tub near Moffat was made use of by the members of Clan Moffat and also later on the participants of Clan Johnstone to hoard livestock taken in predative raids.
