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 .