Annan is a community as well as former royal burgh in Dumfries as well as Galloway, south-west Scotland. Historically part of Dumfriesshire, its public structures consist of Annan Academy, of which the writer Thomas Carlyle was a student, as well as a Georgian structure now known as "Bridge House". The City center was built in Victorian design in 1878, making use of the neighborhood sandstone. Annan also features a Historic Resources Centre. In Port Street, some of the windows remain obstructed up to stay clear of paying the window tax. Each year on the initial Saturday in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter as well as the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are validated when a placed cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Enjoyment includes a procession, sports, area display screens as well as massed pipeline bands.