The Hauch

The Hauch
The Hauch
	; The Hauch
	Haugh of Urr Location within Dumfries an Gallowa
OS grid reference	NX8066
Cooncil area	Dumfries an Gallowa;
Lieutenancy area	Kirkcoubrie;
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	CASTLE DOUGLAS
Postcode destrict	DG7
Diallin code	01556
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Dumfries and Galloway;
Scots Pairlament	Galloway and West Dumfries;
	Leet o places UK Scotland 54°58′41″N 3°52′05″W / 54.978°N 3.868°WCoordinates: 54°58′41″N 3°52′05″W / 54.978°N 3.868°W

The Hauch (English: Haugh of Urr) is a veelage in the historical coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It is aboot 5 mile nor'nor'wast o Dawbeattie, 3 mile nor'east o Castle Douglas, 12.5 mile wast o Dumfries an 12.5 mile east o Kirkcoubrie.

Description

The veelage is situatit aside the River Urr. Scots haugh, fae the Auld English halh, healh "corner, neuk" means a river-meidae or level grund aside a burn".^[1] "Urr" fae the Cumbric or "a mairch, boond, or leemit".^[2]

The Hauch his ae public hoose, the Laurie Airms, that incorporates a pairt-time post office; ae kirk (Kirk o Scotland), a veelage haw, a Scoot bothy, an a smaw veelage green. The veelage no langer his ony shaps. It uised tae hae twa shaps, the tane includit a petrol fillin station, an the tither includit a fu-time post office, that reduce't tae pairt-time in later years. The last shap closed in 2009. Hardgate is a nearby clachan up the hill an the boonds are nae clear. Agricultur an tourism is the stoups o the local economy. The veelage is kent tae the locals as "The Haugh". The Australian suburb o Urrbrae wis name't efter the veelage.

River Urr

The River Urr is notit for saumon fishin. The river, kent as Urr Watter an aw, oreeginates at Loch Urr an flowes for 35 mile soothwart past Corsock, Glenlair, Auchendolly, Brig o Urr, The Hauch, an close tae Dawbeattie via Palnackie til the Solway Firth at Rough Firth.

Motte o Urr

The Motte o Urr is the site o a motte-an-bailey castle. Nouadays this medieval earthwark is said tae be the maist extensive bailey earthwark in Scotland. It lies aside the River Urr til the nor'wast o Dawbeattie. It dates fae the 12t century an kivers an aurie o aboot 5 acre. Nouadays the're excavations o waws. It is associatit wi Buittle Castle, datit til aboot 1230, that wis malafoustert early in the 14t century and belangt tae Dervorguilla o Gallowa an her guidman [John I de Balliol]] (the foonder o Balliol College at Varsity o Oxford). Thegither thay buir the futur Keeng John Balliol.

Leetit biggins in Urr Pairish

Crocketford, The Galloway Arms

Larganlee Martyrs Monument And Tomb

Meikle Kirkland

Hardgate, Mckies Cottage And Byre Cottage

Spottes Walled Garden And Stableyard

Chapelton Steading And Old Grain Barn

Crocketford, Anvil House (Former Smithy)

Spottes Hall

Bridgend Of Spottes

Crocketford, The Galloway Arms Annexe

Edingham Castle

Newbank Mill House, Former Spinning Mill, Dyeing And Weaving Sheds And Weavers Cottages

Urr Parish Church (Church Of Scotland) Churchyard With Retaining Walls And Gates

Meikle Culloch Horsemill And Adjoining Barn

Haugh Bridge, Bridge Over Urr Water, Near Haugh Of Urr

Haugh Of Urr, Signpost At Junction Of B794 And U96

Crocketford, Ashmount

Meikle Dalbeattie Farmhouse Near Dalbeattie

Spottes Bridge, Bridge Over Spottes Burn On Old Military Road

Hardgate, Westwood Cottage, Near Haugh Of Urr

Gailerie

The veelage in 2006
Urr Pairish Kirk, 2006
Haugh Brig

References

↑ "Dictionary of the Scotland Language: s.v. Haugh". www.dsl.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2015.
↑ James, Alan G. (2014). The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence (PDF). Volume 2: Guide to the Elements. p. 299. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 11 September 2014.

External links

Owerview of the veelage http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst3245.html
Urr pairish kirk https://web.archive.org/web/20070627091830/http://www.dlbteparishch.f9.co.uk/page15.html
Pairish information http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/KKD/Urr/
Laich o Urr https://web.archive.org/web/20070701083935/http://www.glenlair.org.uk/vale_of_the_urr.asp
Unpublisht records for the piarish o Urr in Kirkcoubrieshirehttp://donjaggi.net/galloway/index.html
River Urr http://www.glenlair.org.uk/river_urr.asp
Motte o Urr http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst8406.html
Motte o Urr https://web.archive.org/web/20070928195711/http://thereformation.info/motte.htm
Buittle Castle http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis?inumlink=65002^{[deid airtin]}

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[1] "Dictionary of the Scotland Language: s.v. Haugh". www.dsl.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2015.

[2] James, Alan G. (2014). The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence (PDF). Volume 2: Guide to the Elements. p. 299. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 11 September 2014.

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