Stage 3

 

Please note - this is a trial of the Moderate route being planned by Annan the History Town Group which will use information hubs being installed soon and we are looking for feedback from this trial.

The trail loops so it can be started at any of the information points.

This Moderate route is 1.5 mile (3300 steps) taking 33 minutes if you don’t stop to take in the history and the views.

Please note some pavements are uneven, narrow or non-existent so please take care especially when crossing busy roads. 

Once established, there will be much more historic information, quizzes and questions on the proposed web link and the boards themselves.

Annan Harbour – High Street/Downies Wynd

There is a lot of building work soon to take place here as Annan Harbour Action Group refurbish buildings here and on to the Merse. They will be installing many information boards here telling stories of the shipbuilding, fishing fleets, migration vessels which used the port and now the wildlife to be found here.

A variety of goods would be both imported and exported from here. One of interest was Tweedies. They imported guano from around the world and as analytical chemists they produced fertilisers and manure specifically for the soil types found on different farms. They would then also sell you the turnip seeds which would then best use those fertilisers. They had a base on the High Street but the manufacturing and transportation all centred on this location. Imagine the smell - Fish and manure !

 

Directions: Return to the High Street but take a slight detour to visit the Jubilee Gardens and take the riverside walk. This section involves a couple of sets of steep steps. If this is a problem, visit and rest in the gardens but continue along Port Street to the road bridge. 

Enjoy the views from the side of the road bridge before heading along the High Street by crossing over Port Street and head to Downies Wynd.