There are two graveyards in Moffat, one on the northern outskirts, the other in the village itself.

There notable graves in the second of these.

John Loudon McAdam, inventor of the macademisation method of road building.

Postmaster James McGeorge, guard of the Dumfries and Edinburgh Royal Mail. He and John Goodfellow died about five miles north of Moffat in February 1831 in a ferocious snow storm while trying to get the mail to Edinburgh after abandoning their coach and horses and trying to continue on foot with the seven stone mail bags. A memorial, the ‘Postie Stone,’ lies beside the A 701 near the spot.

Also in the cemetery is the remains of one wall of the Old Kirk:-

I thought I had featured this War Memorial a long time ago – I photographed it in 2011 – but it seems I haven’t – maybe because that photograph is not the best. The War Memorial is situated in such a position it’s difficult to get a closer in shot without the risk of being run down.

Last year we stopped in the village and I noticed, close by the Memorial itself, a new War Memorial bench round a tree, probably for the Great War 100^th anniversary:-

Not only that but there was a War Memorial bin too!

I notice to the left here is a ‘normal’ War Memorial bench. (Or is it two?) I didn’t take a photo of those because I thought I might have done so already. Again it seems I haven’t.

Next time we’re there I’ll need to remember to get better photos of the Memorial itself; and of the bench.

On our trip we went down south but stopped for a break at Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway.

Down a side street and turning right I found this. Built in 1932, squarely in the Art Deco era.

On the main street as you leave heading west/south is what looks like a former garage which has Art Deco features in the stepping on the roofline.

Moffat’s most famous landmark, though, is this statue of a ram – due to the importance of sheep farming in the area.