Annan in Scotland is the third largest town in Dumfries and Galloway and is situated towards south-west direction of Scotland. The Royal Burgh of Annan is the principal town of Annandale and Eskdale. It stands on the River Annan nearly 2 miles from its mouth, 15 miles from Dumfries, in the region of Dumfries and Galloway on the Solway Firth in the south of Scotland. Eastriggs is about 3 miles to the east and Gretna Green is about 8 miles to the east.

Maxwelltown

About Maxwelltown

Maxwelltown is a suburb of Dumfries located in south west of Scotland. It was a former burgh of barony in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Maxwelltown lies towards the western side of the River Nith, opposite Dumfries. Nith formerly decorated the boundary of Kirkcudbrightshire and Dumfriesshire. Until 1810 Maxwelltown was a hamlet known as Bridgend later it was converted into a burgh of barony under its present name. There was a train service to and fro the Castle Douglas and Dumfries, it was stopped in 1965.

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Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is situated approximately 75 miles from Glasgow, and 20 miles from the England border. Historically the town has been known as a trading centre for both cattle and sheep. Owing to its proximity to the borders, the cattle trade with England dominated local economy for a long time, sheep auction still continue. The town acquired a sad notoriety after a Pan AM 747 crashed on the town after a bomb aboard.