The town of Annan stands on the River Annan in the region of Dumfries and Galloway on the Solway Firth in the south of Scotland. The River Annan flows from Moffat, in South West Scotland, past the town of Lockerbie, and to the sea in the fishing town of Annan. ... Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... The Solway Firth is a body of water that borders the most north westerly county of England (Cumbria) and the most south westerly county of Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway). ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ...

Annan served as a maritime town whose ship-building yards built many clippers and other boats. A cairn on the jetty commemorates Robert Burns, who worked as an exciseman here in the 1790s. Sunset at sea A sea is a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, or a large, usually saline, lake that lacks a natural outlet such as the Caspian Sea and the Dead Sea. ... For other uses, see Clipper (disambiguation). ... A cairn to mark the way along a glacier A cairn is a manmade pile of stones. ... Robert Burns, preeminent Scottish poet Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) is the best known of the poets who have written in Lowland Scots. ... Events and Trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799). ...

The writer Thomas Carlyle received his education at Annan Academy, a Georgian building now known as "Bridge House". The Town Hall, built in Victorian style in 1878, uses the local sandstone. Annan also features a Historic Resources Centre. Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist and historian. ... City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ... The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles during the Victorian era: Neoclassicism Gothic Revival Italianate Second Empire Neo-Grec Romanesque Revival (Includes Richardsonian Revival) Renaissance Revival Queen Anne Jacobethan architecture (the precusor to the Queen Anne style) British Arts and Crafts movement painted... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Red Sandstone in Wyoming Layered sandstone Sandstone is an arenaceous sedimentary rock composed mainly of feldspar and quartz and varies in colour (in a similar way to sand), through grey, yellow, red, and white. ...

In Port Street, some of the windows remain blocked up to avoid paying the window tax. The window tax was a glass tax which was an important social, cultural, and architectural force in the United Kingdom during the 17th and 18th centuries. ...

Nearby, John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, built Hoddom Castle (circa 1552 - 1565). Lord Herries of Terregles is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ...

Annan Castle formed the original home of the 'de Brus' family, later known as "Bruce", which most famously produced Robert the Bruce. Robert I, usually known as Robert the Bruce (July 11, 1274 – June 7, 1329), was King of Scotland (1306-1329). ...

Annan is the birthplace of politician Jim Wallace, MSP for Orkney. The Right Honourable Jim Wallace QC (born August 25, 1954 in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway) is a Scottish politician, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and Deputy First Minister of the Scottish Parliament. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ...

In the grounds of Annan Church, there is a statue of the preacher Edward Irving. Edward Irving (August 4, 1792 - December 7, 1834), Scottish church divine, generally regarded as the founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church, was born at Annan, Dumfriesshire. ...

Another famous Scottish preacher, Robert Murray M'Cheyne, was ordained by the Annan Presbytery. Robert Murray MCheyne, in an illustration from his biography Robert Murray MCheyne ( 1813 - 1843) was a minister in the Church of Scotland from 1835 to 1843. ...

External link

• Annan Online (http://www.annan.org.uk)