the capital of Annandale, a division of Dumfriesshire in Scotland; a small town, containing 400 or 500 inhabitants, and situated on a river of the same name, in W. Long. 3°. N. Lat. 54. 40. This place has some trade in wine, and exports annually between 20 and 30,000 Winchester bushels, (10 and 15,000 hogs) of corn. Vessels of about 250 tons can come within half a mile of the town; and of 60, as high as the bridge; which consists of five arches, defended by a gateway. Here was formerly a castle; but it was demolished, by order of parliament, after the accession of James VI. to the crown of England, and at present only the ditches remain. The Bruces were once lords of this place, as appears by a stone taken from the ruins of the castle, with this inscription, "Robert de Brus Counte de Carrick et seigneur du val de Annand. 1300." Annan was ruined in the time of Edward VI. at which time it was fortified against the English by a Lyon of the house of Glamis; but Lord Wharton, president of the marches, took the town, burnt it, and overthrew the church.