Annan (/ˈænən/ AN-ən; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Anainn) is a town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland.

It was at the Battle of Annan in December 1332 that Bruce supporters overwhelmed Balliol's forces to bring about the end of the first invasion of Scotland in the Second War of Scottish Independence.

Bruce's Well is a natural spring that lies on the edge of the River Annan just downstream of the Gala Burn and Glen.

During the period of the Border lawlessness the inhabitants suffered repeatedly at the hands of moss-troopers and through the feuds of rival families, in addition to the losses caused by the Scottish Wars of Independence.

[4] During his retreat from Derby, Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed in the High Street at the inn where Back to the Buck now stands.

With the river embanked, Annan served as a maritime town whose shipyards built many clippers and other boats.

Annan Town Hall was built in Scottish baronial style using the local sandstone and completed in 1878.

It is the only survivor of a small batch assumed to have been subcontracted from the main turntable manufacturing company, Cowans Sheldon.

The design and development of the railway turntable has, on occasion, been erroneously attributed to Annan because of the exhibit in the NRM.

In 2021, the town was affected by heavy rainfall and flooding, resulting in the collapse of two footbridges on the River Annan.

Meanwhile, the Diamond Jubilee Bridge, accessible from the Warmanbie road, was much older having been built in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's 60th year on the throne.

[7] Annan, along with many other local settlements in the Dumfriesshire region, use the colours black and gold on the town's sports teams.

However, the coat of arms of the town show the Bruce red saltire on gold background combination.

[9][10] The 2022 Scottish census found that 55% of the population of Annan identified as having no religion, slightly higher than the national average of 51%.

It exported cured hams, cattle, sheep, and grain to England; it also produced cotton goods, ropes, ships, and salmon.