Urr Water or River Urr ( Archaism River Orr) is a river which flows through the counties of Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire in southwest Scotland.
Course
Entirely within Dumfries and Galloway, the Urr Water originates at
Loch Urr and flows for thirty-five miles southwards past Corsock,
Glenlair, Auchendolly, Bridge of Urr, Haugh of Urr, and close to
Dalbeattie, via
Palnackie to the
Solway Firth at
Rough Firth. The village of
Kippford stands near the head of the
firth where the Urr Water reaches the sea; the only other coastal settlement of any size is Rockcliffe. The principal settlement on the river is
Dalbeattie. The river is noted for
salmon fishing.
[ River Urr, glenlair.org.uk]
Etymology
The name 'Urr' is from
Cumbric or 'a border, boundary, limit'.
Gallery
- Urr Water
[File:Urr ]]
- Urr Estuary
