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Encyclopedia Britannica



MOFFAT

This article appears in Volume V18, Page 645 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MIC-MOL
MOFFAT , a
burgh
  of barony, and police
burgh
 , of Upper Annandale, Dumfriesshire,
Scotland
 . Pop. (1901), 2153. It is situated.21 m. N.N.E. of Dumfries by road and 63 m. distant by the Caledonian railway, from both Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is the terminus of a branch line from Beattock, 2 M. distant. It has been famous for its
sulphur
  and saline waters since the middle of the 18th century, and also enjoys
great
  vogue as a holiday resort. The hills in the locality range from the adjacent Gallow Hill (832 ft.) to Hartfell (2651 ft.); about 5 M. north there is abundance of beautiful and varied scenery on the Annan, the Evan, the Birnock and the Moffat. The spa, a mile to the north of the town, was acquired by the burgh commissioners in 1898, and there are also spas at Hartfell (32 M. north) and Garpel (2 M.
south
 -west). Dumcrieff
House
 , 2 M.
south
 -west, is the seat of Lord Rollo.


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