Moffat
Moffat is a previous burgh and also parish in Dumfriesshire, which is currently part of the Dumfries as well as Galloway local authority location in Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. It was a centre of the woollen trade as well as a spa town. Moffat is around 59 mi (95 kilometres) to the southeast of Glasgow, 51 mi (82 km) to the south of Edinburgh, 21 mi (34 kilometres) to the north of Dumfries as well as 44 mi (71 kilometres) to the north of Carlisle. The Moffat House Hotel, located at the north end of the High Road, was created by John Adam. The neighboring Star Hotel, a plain 20 ft (6 m) wide, was detailed 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 community is held to be the ancestral seat of Clan Moffat. The Devil's Beef Tub near Moffat was used by the participants of Clan Moffat and also later on the members of Clan Johnstone to hoard livestock stolen in predative raids.
