Mein Water

Places of Interest

Repentance Tower

Historic building

Photo: Logan5, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Repentance Tower is a very rare example of a mid-16th century watch tower standing on Trailtrow Hill, six miles north-west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. Repentance Tower is situated 1½ miles west of Mein Water.

Annandale distillery

Distillery

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Annandale distillery is a whisky distillery producing single malt Scotch whisky in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Annandale distillery is situated 2 miles south of Mein Water.

Chapelcross nuclear power station

Photo: John, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chapelcross nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located in Annan in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, and was in operation from 1959 to 2004. Chapelcross nuclear power station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Mein Water.

Places in the Area

Brydekirk

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brydekirk is a village in Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland located approximately 4 km north of Annan. The village was a planned the concept dating to 1800 from the Paisley-Dirom family of Mount Annan, set around a bridge over the River Annan.

Ecclefechan

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ecclefechan is a village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. The village is famous for being the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclefechan lies in the valley of the Mein Water, a tributary of the River Annan, 6+1⁄4 miles south of Lockerbie, five miles north of Annan and eight miles northwest of the English border. Ecclefechan is situated 2 miles north of Mein Water.

Annan

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Annan is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8700 in 2022. Many town buildings are a warm red sandstone, but the main visitor attraction is the First World War munitions complex that made "the devil's porridge".

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