Moffat

Moffat is a historic market town, burgh and parish in , Scotland. Historically part of , it lies on the , and was a centre of the wool trade and a .
visitmoffat.co.uk
Wikipedia
Photo: Robma, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Town with 2,580 residents
  • Description: town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moffat Museum and St Andrew’s Parish Church.

Museum
is a community museum in Moffat, Scotland. It was established in the Old Moffat Bakehouse in 1984. The museum expanded into a neighbouring building and reopened in 2013.

Church
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hospital
Photo: John Whelan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small community hospital at Moffat in , Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beattock and Devil’s Beef Tub.

Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland, approximately 1⁄2 mile southwest of Moffat and 19 miles north of . was historically served by the A74 road and the West Coast Main Line, however the road has since been upgraded to the A74 motorway and no longer passes through the village. is situated 2 miles south of Moffat.

Locality
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Devil's Beef Tub is a deep, dramatic hollow in the hills north of the Scottish town of Moffat. The 150-metre-deep hollow is formed by four hills, Great Hill, Peat Knowe, Annanhead Hill and Ericstane Hill. is situated 5 miles north of Moffat.

Moffat

Latitude
55.33324° or 55° 19′ 60″ north
Longitude
-3.44436° or 3° 26′ 40″ west
Population
2,580
Elevation
404 feet (123 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB MOF
Open location code
9C7R8HM4+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31236389
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2642384
Wiki­data ID
Q646784
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Moffat from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Moffat” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Moffat”
  • Basque: “Moffat”
  • Breton: “Am Magh Fada”
  • Bulgarian: “Мофат”
  • Catalan: “Moffat”
  • Cebuano: “Moffat”
  • Chinese: “莫弗特”
  • Chinese: “莫法特”
  • Danish: “Moffat”
  • Dutch: “Moffat”
  • Faroese: “Moffat”
  • French: “Moffat”
  • German: “Moffat”
  • Greek: “Μόφφατ”
  • Icelandic: “Moffat”
  • Irish: “Am Magh Fada”
  • Italian: “Moffat”
  • Japanese: “モファット”
  • Kalaallisut: “Moffat”
  • Luxembourgish: “Mofad”
  • Luxembourgish: “Moffat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Moffat”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moffat”
  • Persian: “موفت”
  • Polish: “Moffat (Szkocja)”
  • Polish: “Moffat”
  • Romanian: “Moffat”
  • Russian: “Мофат”
  • Russian: “Моффат”
  • Scots: “Muffat”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Am Magh Fada”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Mofad”
  • Spanish: “Moffat”
  • Swedish: “Moffat, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Moffat”
  • Urdu: “موفیٹ، ڈمفریز اینڈ گیلووے”
  • Welsh: “Moffat”
  • “Moffat”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Moffat”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dumcreiff and Craigbeck.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moffat Town Hall and Colvin Fountain.

Dumfries and Galloway: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Dumfries, Lockerbie, Stranraer, and Gretna.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.