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
Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service were amalgamated into Police Scotland on 1 April 2013. Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service was the statutory fire and rescue sercvice for the area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013. When disbanded, the service had 17 fire stations in operation, a combination of part-time, whole-time and both whole-time and retained combined. These included: When disbanded, the service had 29 fire appliances which covered the whole area of Dumfries and Galloway: In addition the service had two FRTs involved with