| Mossgiel New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 Former post office at Mossgiel, the only building remaining from the original town | |
  Mossgiel | |
| Coordinates | 33°15′S 144°34′E / 33.250°S 144.567°E |
| Population | 26 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2878 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Carrathool Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Murray |
| Federal division(s) | Farrer |
Mossgiel is a location in New South Wales, Australia, in Carrathool Shire.[2] It was a township on the coach route between the Lachlan and Darling Rivers (now the Cobb Highway), 50 km southeast of Ivanhoe near the junction with the road to Hillston. The settlement experienced a steady decline during the 20th century. Nowadays Mossgiel township consists of one house (which was once the post office) and a community hall.[3]
Mossgiel was named after Mossgiel farm near Lochlea, in Ayrshire, Scotland, the farm of the poet Robert Burns and his brother Gilbert.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mossgiel". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Map of the County of Waljeers , Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W 1941.
- ^ ‘Ivanhoe profile’, PM Archive – 24 June 1999 (Reporter: David Spicer), ABC Radio (accessed 12 January 2007).
