Moffat is a burgh and former spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan. The most notable building in the town is the Moffat House Hotel, designed by Robert Adam. The nearby Star Hotel, a mere 20ft wide, boasted a record in the Guinness Book of Records as the narrowest hotel in the world. Burgh can refer to the following: Burgh (pronounced burruh) - A highly autonomous unit of local government in Scotland, with rights to representation in the Parliament of Scotland, in use from at least the 9th century until their abolition in 1975 when a new regional structure of local government was introduced... A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ... Dumfries and Galloway (Dùn Phris agus Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... The River Annan flows from Moffat, in South West Scotland, past the town of Lockerbie, and to the sea in the fishing town of Annan. ... Kedleston Hall. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ...

Moffat was a notable market in the wool trade, and this is commemorated with a statue of a ram in the town's market place. The ram was presented to the town by William Colvin, a local businessman, in 1875. The ram itself is missing its ears, and has been since it was first presented. It is said that this omission led to the suicide of the ram's sculptor, William Brodie.It also has a great amount of tourism in all seasons. It has excellent shops as well.Including the Moffat toffee shop, the Edinburgh woollen mill and many more.It has alot of Restraunts and cafes including Claudio`s,Arietes,The Rumblin` Tum,The Balmoral and the Buccleuch. Binomial name Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ... A marketplace is the space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates. ...

External links

• Official Tourist Information Website