Annan, Dumfries and Galloway the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are confirmed when a mounted cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Entertainment includes a procession, sports, field displays and massed pipe bands. Annan stands on the River Annan—from which it is named—nearly from its mouth, accessible to vessels of 60 tons as far as Annan Bridge and 300 tons within of the city. It is from Dumfries by rail, in the region of Dumfries and Galloway on the Solway Firth in the south of Scotland. Eastriggs is about to the east and Gretna is about to the east. Roman remains exist nearby. Annan
NHS Dumfries and Galloway an intermediate unit (including maternity services and medical & surgical beds) in Stranraer. The board has been building an electronic shared cared record using Graphnet software which is designed to integrate primary and secondary care data for its patients in real time using its software. Its headquarters are at Crichton Hall, Dumfries. The following people are on the Board: Within Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Midpark Hospital Nithbank Hospital Outwith Dumfries Annan Hospital Castle Douglas Hospital Galloway Community Hospital, Stranraer Kirkcudbright Hospital Lochmaben Hospital Moffat Hospital Newton Stewart Hospital Thomas Hope Hospital, Langholm Thornhill Hospital NHS Dumfries and Galloway