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The Annandale Johnstones were confirmed as chiefs of Clan Johnstone and in 1982 the Lord Lyon King of Arms recognised Major Percy Johnstone of Annandale as baron of the earldom of Annandale and Hartfell and of the lordship of Johnstone, Hereditary Stewart of the Stewartry of Annandale, and Hereditary Keeper of Lochmaben Castle. [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.
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.
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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.
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.
More recently, Johnstone History Museum [9] opened in 2008 – notably becoming the world's first museum located inside a supermarket. [10] In 2015, the new Town Hall was completed at a cost of £14.5m. [11] [12] The town is home to Johnstone Pipe Band who compete in the highest level of pipe band competitions, Grade 1. The band was founded in ...
The stone recalled the Bruce dynasty who were Lords of Annandale; it was subsequently returned to Annan and installed in the council chamber in the town hall in 1927. [10] [11] [12] The town hall continued to serve as the meeting place of the burgh council for much of the 20th century. The burgh council was abolished in 1975. [13] [14] The ...