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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOFFAT DALE | Moffat Dale Moffat Dale Moffat Dale |
Charles Stewart Esq History of Moffat Mr W Brown Mr Johnstone farmer |
004; 010 | A winding Valley, extending from Birkhill, near the Confines of this Parish, for a distance of 10 miles Southward, through which Moffat Water runs in time of heavy flood, with force and rapidity. On each side of this Glen, the ground rises to a graceful indulation forming a primitive range of Mountains of Considerable Altitude, supposed to be from 10 to 1500 feet above sea level. In Summer when Moffat is the resort of a large Concorse of Males and females up this defile is one of their principal drives, to see the romantic scenery which it affords. Nearly at the head of the Gorge is a cascade Metaphorically called the Grey Mare's Tail a natural curiosity of general Observation, as well as the Mountain Tarn well known as Loch Skeen. |
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Page 33 Parish of Moffat Plan 4-15 Trace 6Moffat Dale situation South South West through the middle of Moffat Parish.
M Donohue August 1st 1857
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