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Annan (/ ˈ æ n ən / AN-ən; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Anainn) is a town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Historically part of Dumfriesshire, its public buildings include Annan Academy, of which the writer Thomas Carlyle was a pupil, and a Georgian building now known as "Bridge House". Annan also features a ...
- Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway
Annandale (Gaelic: Srath Anann) is a strath in Dumfries and...
- Dumfriesshire
To the south is the coast of the Solway Firth, and the...
- Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway
Annandale (Gaelic: Srath Anann) is a strath in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, named after the dale of the River Annan. It runs north–south through the Southern Uplands from Annanhead (north of Moffat) to Annan on the Solway Firth, and in its higher reaches it separates the Moffat hills on the east from the Lowther hills to the west.
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Annan is a toun an umwhile ryal burgh in Dumfries an Gallowa, soothwast Scotland. Historically pairt o Dumfriesshire, its public biggins includes Annan Academy, o whit the scriever Thomas Carlyle wis a scholart, an a Georgian biggin noo kent as "Bridge House". The Toun Hoose wis biggit in Victorian style in 1878, uisin the local saundstane.
Oct 6, 2023 · History. ANNAN, a royal burgh, and a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 16 miles (E. S. E.) from Dumfries, and 79 (s.) from Edinburgh containing part of Brydekirk quoad sacra. This place, which is of remote antiquity. The town is pleasantly situated on the eastern bank of the river Annan, about a couple of miles from its influx into Solway Frith.
Annan is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway, in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8760 in 2020. It grew up at the navigable limit of the River Annan, which flows into Solway Firth, and the poet Robert Burns worked here for a time as an exciseman. Many town buildings are attractive red sandstone, including the river bridge.
