River Annan
The River Annan is a river in south-west Scotland. It rises on Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub, Moffat and Lockerbie, reaching the sea at Annan, Dumfries and Galloway after about 40 miles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, flows into the Solway Firth
- Also known as: “Annan Water”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Annan railway station and Galabank.
Annan railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Annan is a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line, which runs between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The station, situated 17 miles 51 chains north-west of Carlisle, serves the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Galabank
Stadium
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galabank is a football stadium in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Annan Athletic, who have played there since 1953. Galabank is situated 2 miles north of River Annan.
Mais
Archaeological site
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maia, or Mais, in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, and was the last fort at the western end of the Wall, overlooking the Solway Firth. Mais is situated 2 miles southeast of River Annan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annan and Bowness-on-Solway.
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".
Bowness-on-Solway
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowness-on-Solway is a village in Cumbria, England, and in the historic county of Cumberland. It is situated to the west of Carlisle on the southern side of the Solway Firth estuary separating England and Scotland. Bowness-on-Solway is situated 2 miles southeast of River Annan.
Port Carlisle
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Carlisle is a coastal village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Bowness-on-Solway. Its original name was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal it was renamed Port Carlisle. Port Carlisle is situated 3½ miles east of River Annan.
River Annan
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Annan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“River Annan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر عنان-سكوتلاندا”
- Asturian: “Ríu Annan”
- Breton: “Anann”
- Bulgarian: “Анан”
- Cebuano: “River Annan”
- Chinese: “安南河”
- Chinese: “安嫩河”
- Chuvash: “Аннан”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر عنان سكوتلاندا”
- French: “Annan”
- German: “Annan”
- Irish: “Abhainn Anainn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Annan”
- Norwegian: “Annan”
- Polish: “Annan”
- Russian: “Аннан”
- Scots: “River Annan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Anainn”
- Serbian: “Анан”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Annan”
- Slovenian: “Annan”
- Spanish: “Rio Annan”
- Spanish: “Río Annan”
- Swedish: “River Annan”
- Venetian: “Fiume Annan”
- Welsh: “Afon Annan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barnkirk Point and Newbie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Annan Hospital and Kirkland Scar.
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