Urr Water
Urr Water or River Urr is a river which flows through the counties of Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire in southwest Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, flows into Rough Firth
- Also known as: “Urr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hestan Island and Hestan Island Lighthouse.
Hestan Island
Island
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Balcary Lifeboat Station
House
Balcary Lifeboat Station was located under Balcary Hill at Balcary Point, at the southern end of Auchencairn Bay, overlooking Hestan Island on the Solway Firth, approximately 10 miles south of Castle Douglas, in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan.
Dundrennan
Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Dundrennan is situated 5 miles west of Urr Water.
Urr Water
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Urr Water” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Airds Point and Auchencairn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balcary Bay and Auchencairn Bay.
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