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climbs from left to right up the ridge beyond this valley - from Moffat to Annanhead, Tweedsmuir and, eventually, Edinburgh.
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running through Annandale (from the source of the River Annan to the sea) was opened in September 2009.
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and town councils in Scotland and restructured many of Scotland's counties. (See:
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From Hartfell looking west to the great bowl among the hills that is the
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to the west. A 53-mile (85 km) long-distance walking route called
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For smaller islands, usually districts in their own right, see
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Annandale was also an historic district of Scotland, bordering
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Historic map showing Annandale, Eusdale/Eskdale and Liddesdale
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in 1124, as one of the border lordships when David became
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The Long Distance Walkers Association - Annandale Way
172:History of local government in the United Kingdom 1372: 162:. The main reorganisation took place during the 344:Traditional provinces and districts of Scotland 178:(previously part of Liddesdale) and Nithsdale. 209:and David's lands of Strathclyde and Cumbria. 328: 220:(catching the sunlight in this picture) with 106:, and in its higher reaches it separates the 146:to the south. The district which was in the 335: 321: 308:Historic map of the divisions of Scotland 303:Historic map of the divisions of Scotland 298:Historic map of the divisions of Scotland 16:Valley in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 211: 166:, which established a uniform system of 50: 1373: 1329: 1064: 650: 354: 316: 181:It is famous for its connection with 164:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 1207:(The Lochs, West Side, Point, Back) 651: 13: 356:Major districts (former counties, 90:. 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55°00′22″N 3°16′41″W / 55.006°N 3.278°W / 55.006; -3.278

Scottish Gaelic
strath
Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
dale
River Annan
Southern Uplands
Moffat
Annan
Solway Firth
Moffat hills
Lowther hills
Annandale Way
Liddesdale
Nithsdale
Clydesdale
Tweeddale
Solway Firth
Sheriffdom
Dumfries
County of Dumfries
counties of Scotland
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
county councils
History of local government in the United Kingdom
Eskdale
Ben Jonson
Robert the Bruce

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