Entrance to Moffat Old Churchyard
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Entrance to Moffat Old Churchyard
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 20 Mar 2017
The plaque on the gate to Moffat Old Churchyard Image reads: IN THIS OLD CHURCHYARD IS THE RUIN OF A PRE—REFORMATION CHURCH BEARING COATS OF ARMS OF THE JOHNSTONE AND MAXWELL FAMILIES. AMONG GRAVESTONES OF INTEREST IS THAT TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN LOUDON McADAM, OF ROADMAKING FAME AND THOSE TO THE MEMORIES OF JAMES McGEORGE AND JOHN GOODFELLOW GUARD AND DRIVER RESPECTIVELY, OF A ROYAL MAIL COACH WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN A SNOWSTORM NORTH OF DEVIL'S BEEF TUB IN 1831.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.332221
Longitude
-3.443419