Annan by the Sea Traditional Cache
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The cache is by the harbour wall so please take care with the children
Port Street branches off the High Street at Bridge House. It is now the official Sustrans cycle route leading to the new cycle bridge. Its imposing private houses belonging to port officials and merchants are reminders of Annan's success in trade and shipbuilding.
the harbour quay, Annan
Many of the old warehouses are gone, but the harbour quay has been partially restored.
In the 18th and 19th Centuries Annan was a major point for emigration. Waterfoot Road runs along the riverside merse to the remains of the two piers where families caught boats for the New World.
The Burns Cairn, erected by Annan's Solway Burns Club, commemorates the fact that Robert Burns as an exciseman patrolled the shore here.
(information on the Solway Burns Club)
Shrimp boats still anchor in the Annan river mouth, and the haaf net fishermen can often be seen standing out in the tide for salmon and sea trout.
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