Haugh of Urr, is a village in the Urr parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, in the District Council Region of Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) NNW of Dalbeattie, 3 miles (4.8 km) NE of Castle Douglas, 12½ miles west of Dumfries and 12½ miles east of Kirkcudbright. It is pronounced hoch of ur, with Haugh rhyming with the Scottish pronunciation of loch.
Urr is also the name of a Civil Parish area in Kirkcudbrightshire within the District Council Region of Dumfries and Galloway.
The village is situated beside the River Urr. (Scots 'Haugh' or 'hauch' means river-meadow or a level piece of ground beside a stream. From the Old English halh, healh meaning corner, nook). It has one pub, 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".
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