Haugh of Urr
Haugh of Urr, is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is approximately 4 miles NNW of Dalbeattie, 3 mi NE of Castle Douglas, 12+1⁄2 mi west of Dumfries and 12+1⁄2 mi east of Kirkcudbright.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Urr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Motte of Urr.
Motte of Urr
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springholm and Kirkpatrick Durham.
Springholm
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 2½ miles north of Haugh of Urr.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Village
Photo: Catriona Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 miles north of Castle Douglas. Kirkpatrick Durham is situated 3 miles northwest of Haugh of Urr.
Dalbeattie
Town
Photo: MSDMSD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 3½ miles southeast of Haugh of Urr.
Haugh of Urr
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97613° or 54° 58′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.86034° or 3° 51′ 37″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C6RX4GQ+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 29104742OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Haugh of Urr” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Haugh of Urr”
- Dutch: “Haugh of Urr”
- French: “Haugh of Urr”
- German: “Haugh of Urr”
- Irish: “Haugh of Urr”
- Scots: “The Hauch”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Haugh of Urr”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haugh of Urr, War Memorial and Doocot.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Haugh of Urr”. Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.