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Moffatt Bible College
Moffat is a former burgh and spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Moffat or Moffatt may also refer to: Places United States * Moffat, Colorado, a town * Moffat County, Colorado * Moffat Tunnel, a railroad tunnel in Colorado * Moffatt Township, Michigan * Moffat, Texas, an unincorporated community Elsewhere * Moffat Beach, Queensland, Australia * Mount Moffat, Antarctica * Moffat Hills, Scotland, a range of hills People * Moffat (surname), a list of people with the surname Moffat or Moffatt * Moffat (given name), a list of people with the given name Moffat or Moffatt * Clan Moffat, Scottish clan Arts and entertainment * The Moffatts, Canadian band * '' The Moffats'', a children's novel by Eleanor Estes * Irene Moffat, a character in the 1987 American fantasy comedy movie ''Harry and the Hendersons'' * Sarah Moffat, a fictional television character from ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' Other uses * Moffat (company), an appliance brand originally from Australia * Moffat Commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moffat
Moffat ( gd, Mofad) is a burgh and parish in Dumfriesshire, now part of the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area in Scotland. It lies on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. It was a centre of the wool trade and a spa town. Moffat is around to the southeast of Glasgow, southwest of Edinburgh, northeast of Dumfries and northwest of Carlisle. The Moffat House Hotel, located at the northern end of the High Street, was designed by John Adam. The nearby Star Hotel, a mere 20 ft (6 m) wide, was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the narrowest hotel in the world. Moffat won the Britain in Bloom contest in 1996. Moffat is home to Moffat toffee. The town is held to be the ancestral seat of Clan Moffat. The Devil's Beef Tub near Moffat was used by the members of Clan Moffat and later the members of Clan Johnstone to hoard cattle stolen in predatory raids. Early tourism as a spa town From 1633 Moffat began to grow from a small village into a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
