Devil’s Beef Tub

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Devil’s Beef Tub is a dramatic, steep-sided hollow in the hills near Moffat in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, historically associated with cattle reivers who used it to hide stolen livestock.

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Devils Beef Tub 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hollow
natural landform
valley
country Scotland
hasAlternativeName Devil’s Beef Tub
hasAlternativeSpelling Devil’s Beef Tub self-linksurface differs
surface form: Devils Beef Tub
hasEtymology name linked to cattle thieves (‘beef’) and the Devil
hasHistoricalAssociation Border reiving
hasHistoricalPeriodOfUse 16th century
17th century
hasLandscapeType upland hollow
hasNotableFeature deep bowl-shaped depression
open grassy slopes
hasRecreationActivity hiking
hillwalking
sightseeing
hasScenicQuality dramatic
hasTopographicCharacter steep-sided
hasViewOf surrounding Moffat Hills
historicallyAssociatedWith cattle reivers
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED
Moffat Hills
Southern Uplands
locatedNear Moffat
nearRoad A701
nearSettlement Moffat
partOf Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Lowlands
region Scottish Borders
usedFor concealing livestock
hiding stolen cattle

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Devil’s Beef Tub hasAlternativeName Devil’s Beef Tub
Devil’s Beef Tub hasAlternativeSpelling Devil’s Beef Tub self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Devils Beef Tub