Annan Castle

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Annan Castle one is Outbound castle in Annan on the banks of the river of the same in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway .

Annan Castle was a moth owned by Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale in 1124 . In the middle of the 12th century the course of the river changed due to a flood, so that the castle hill was partially removed. The castle was then abandoned as the seat of the family, instead Lochmaben Castle became the seat of the Lords of Annandale.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annan Castle . In: CANMORE . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

Coordinates: 54 ° 59 ′ 19 ″  N , 3 ° 15 ′ 51.5 ″  W.