Annan
Annan is a town and also former royal burgh in Dumfries as well as Galloway, south-west Scotland. Historically part of Dumfriesshire, its public buildings include Annan Academy, of which the writer Thomas Carlyle was a pupil, and also a Georgian structure now referred to as "Bridge House". The Town Hall was integrated in Victorian design in 1878, making use of the local sandstone. Annan also features a Historic Resources Centre. In Port Street, a few of the windows continue to be blocked up to stay clear of paying the window tax. Yearly on the initial Saturday in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter and also the borders of the Royal Burgh are validated when an installed cavalcade carries out the Riding of the Marches. Amusement consists of a procession, sports, field displays and also massed pipeline bands.