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Encyclopedia > River Annan

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. It is one of the region's foremost fishing rivers, despite being used for many years by Chapelcross nuclear power station for cooling purposes.


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Annan - LoveToKnow 1911 (283 words)
ANNAN, a royal, municipal and police burgh of Dumfriesshire, Scotland, on the Annan, nearly 2 m.
Annan is a wellbuilt town, red sandstone being the material mainly used.
The river Annan is crossed by a stone bridge of three arches dating from 1824, and by a railway bridge.
Annan Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland (579 words)
Annan lies on the east side of the River Annan a mile or so north of where it flows into the Solway Firth.
Travel south along the River Annan from the Annan Bridge and you come to the original reason for the town's development, the wharves along the river's eastern shore.
Crossing the river nearby is the railway bridge carrying the main railway line to Dumfries and Kilmarnock.
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