Arn Magh Fada

Our visit in Moffat (Arn Magh Fada in Scottish Gaelic, meaning The Long Plain) was wonderful, and it was great to have a few days of quiet time with Gordon and Sharon.  I am providing a link to Sharon’s blog, because she does such a good job of describing the serenity of village life in Moffat.  http://thenimh56.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-kissing-gate.html  This particular entry of Sharon's describes the walk we took on our first day in Moffat.

We took a beautiful walk up a boggy hillside to the edge of the woods, stopping at the kissing gate for a brief interlude before rambling down the trail past small streams and lots of beautiful country landscapes.

Sharon says these trees are lucky when planted on your property

 

 

 

And who could forget those helpful signs? This one inspired great confidence after we’d just traversed a big, open pasture.  It’s bad enough to have to worry about charging cows, but landmines??   I wonder if there is much of a market for wooden legs in Scotland?

Then there was this sign, regarding the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003!  I wonder if there was a companion Dog Fouling (England) and Dog Fouling (Wales) Act as well?  Maybe those signs had different types of dogs on their placard?  Little Yorkies with commensurately smaller smoking piles?

The walk back to town had more beautiful scenery to enjoy.

 

 

 

 

After our walk, we headed into town to visit the weekly Farmer’s market and do some exploring at the graveyard.

 

I especially loved this gravestone.  "His life was spent in relieving the depressed.  Erected by his friend - 1776".   What a wonderful tribute and legacy.     We finished off the day with a visit to one of the local pubs for some Speckled Hen IPA, Guinness, and Carlisle, then a quick clean up and off to a dinner of local specialties – steak pie, pork belly, and for Bob, there was even a vegan vegetable stack, complete with a side of chips and vinegar.  A nice end to a really nice day.