Urr Watter
(Reguidit frae River Urr)
Urr Watter, Watter o Urr, or River Urr is a river that flowes in the historical coonties o Dumfriesshire an Kirkcoubrieshire in soothwast Scotland.
Coorse
eeditEnteerly within Dumfries an Gallowa, the Urr Watter 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. The veelage o Scaur (Kippford) staunds near the heid o the firth whaur the Urr Watter reaks the sea; the anely ither coastal sattlement o ony size is Rockcliffe. The principal sattlement on the watter is Dawbeattie. The watter is kenspeckelt for saumon fishin.[1]
Etymology
eeditThe name 'Urr' is fae the Cumbric leid or meanin "a mairch, a boond, a leemit".[2]
Gailerie
eedit- Urr Watter
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Urr Watter upstream, 2007 - View fae the auld Ramhill brig near The Hauch -
Urr Watter near Palnackie, 2005
- Urr Watter mooth
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Urr Water mooth, 2006 -
Urr Watter mooth, 2006
References
eedit- ↑ River Urr, glenlair.org.uk
- ↑ 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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