Annan, Dumfries and Galloway

Annan
Annan is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Annan
Annan
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population8,760 (2022)[2]
OS grid referenceNY 192 661
• Edinburgh67 mi (108 km)
• London273 mi (439 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townANNAN
Postcode districtDG12
Dialling code01461
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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54°58′59″N 3°15′58″W / 54.983°N 3.266°W / 54.983; -3.266
Annan, with Mote of Annan to the right
Annan River road bridge

Annan (/ˈænən/ 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 Historic Resources Centre. In Port Street, some of the windows remain blocked up to avoid paying the window tax.

Each year on the first Saturday in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter and the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are confirmed when a mounted cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Entertainment includes a procession, sports, field displays and massed pipe bands. Annan's in America first migrated to New York and Virginia. Annandale Virginia is an early settlement which celebrates The Scottish Games annually.

  1. ^ Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-names of Scotland
  2. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.