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Lochwood Tower, also known as Lochwood Castle, is a ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house situated in Annandale (Valley of the River Annan) about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the town of Moffat in the modern county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. [1] [2] [3] It was the seat of the Clan Johnstone.
The Warden's son was Adam Johnstone who was the first Laird of Johnstone. [3] Adam Johnstone fought at the Battle of Sark in 1448. [3] Adam's son fought for James II of Scotland in the desperate struggle against the Clan Douglas and was instrumental in suppressing that rebellion against the Crown. [3]
Apx. size & location. Annandale (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Anann) is a strath in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, named after the dale of the River Annan.It runs north–south through the Southern Uplands from Annanhead (north of Moffat) to Annan on the Solway Firth, and in its higher reaches it separates the Moffat hills on the east from the Lowther hills to the west.
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Annan stands on the River Annan—from which it is named—nearly 2 miles (3 km) from its mouth, accessible to vessels of 60 tons as far as Annan Bridge and 300 tons within 1 ⁄ 2 mile (800 m) of the town. [3] It is 15 miles (24 km) from Dumfries by rail, [4] in the region of Dumfries and Galloway on the Solway Firth in the south of Scotland.
The two straths of Eskdale and Annandale had each been medieval provinces of Scotland, with Annandale being a stewartry and Eskdale a lordship.The provinces were gradually eclipsed in importance by the shires as the main unit of local administration, with Annandale and Eskdale coming to be seen as two of the three divisions of Dumfriesshire, the other being Nithsdale.
Johnstonebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. [1]It is roughly halfway between Moffat and Lockerbie, and lies on the A74(M) motorway.The Annandale Water Services on the motorway are in Johnstonebridge; prior to the construction of the motorway there were services on the old A74 road there, one to serve each direction of the road.
Earl of Annandale and Hartfell is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1661 for James Johnstone. In 1625, the title of Earl of Annandale had been created for John Murray, but it became extinct when his son James died without heirs.