Haugh of Urr

Coordinates: 54°58′41″N 3°52′05″W / 54.978°N 3.868°W / 54.978; -3.868
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Haugh of Urr
Haugh of Urr is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Haugh of Urr
Haugh of Urr
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCastle Douglas
Postcode districtDG7
Dialling code01556
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54°58′41″N 3°52′05″W / 54.978°N 3.868°W / 54.978; -3.868

Haugh of Urr (/hɒx ... ɜːr/), is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is approximately 4 miles (6 kilometres) NNW of Dalbeattie, 3 mi (5 km) NE of Castle Douglas, 12+1⁄2 mi (20 km) west of Dumfries and 12+1⁄2 mi (20 km) east of Kirkcudbright.

Description

The village is situated beside the

River Urr. Scots haugh (also hauch, haw, halch) means 'river-meadow', i.e. a level piece of ground beside a stream, from Old English halh, healh 'corner, nook'.[1] Urr is from Cumbric or 'border, boundary, limit'.[2]

It has one public house, the Laurie Arms (which incorporates a part-time post office), one church (Church of Scotland), a village hall, a Scout hut, and a small village green. The village no longer has any shops. It used to have two shops, one of which included a petrol filling station, while the other included a full-time post office, which reduced to part-time in later years. The last shop closed in 2009. Hardgate is a nearby hamlet up the hill and the boundaries are indistinct. Agriculture and tourism are the mainstays of the local economy. The village is known to locals as "the Haugh". The Urrbrae, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, was named after the village.

River Urr

The

River Urr is noted for salmon fishing. The river, also known as Urr Water originates at Loch Urr and flows for 35 mi (56 km) southwards past Corsock, Glenlair
, Auchendolly, Bridge of Urr, Haugh of Urr, and close to Dalbeattie, via Palnackie to the Solway Firth at Rough Firth.

Motte of Urr

Main article: Motte of Urr
Motte of Urr c. 1797
Motte of Urr 2011

The Motte of Urr, is the site of a

John of Scotland
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Haugh". DSL: Dictionaries of the Scots Language / Dictionars o the Scots Leid. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ^ James, Alan G. (2014). The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence (PDF). Vol. 2: Guide to the Elements. p. 299. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haugh of Urr.
  • The village in 2006
    The village in 2006
  • Urr Parish Church in 2006
    Urr Parish Church in 2006
  • Haugh Bridge in 2010
    Haugh Bridge in 2010
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