Motte of Urr, Dalbeattie

#1 among attractions in Dalbeattie

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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. ()

Coordinates: 54°57'46"N, 3°51'7"W

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Dalbeattie United Kingdom

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Motte of Urr – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Threave Castle, Threave Gardens, The Fullarton, Buittle Bridge.

4.9 miW
1369 tower ruins reachable by ferry boat
Threave Castle, Castle Douglas
126 min walk • Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
4.6 miSW
Garden, Historical place, Park
Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas
118 min walk • Threave Garden and Estate is a series of gardens owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland, located near Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
3.6 miSW
Theater
The Fullarton, Castle Douglas
92 min walk • The Fullarton is a performing arts theatre and entertainment venue in the town of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
2.5 miS
Bridge
Buittle Bridge, Dalbeattie
65 min walk • Buittle Bridge, also known as Craignair Bridge is a bridge over the Urr Water just outside Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
4 miNE
Forts and castles
Drumcoltran Tower
104 min walk • Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway.
2 miS
Forts and castles
Buittle Castle
53 min walk • Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the...
7.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lochrutton Loch
185 min walk • Lochrutton Loch is a large, lowland freshwater loch that lies to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch trends from north to south and is 0.75 mi long and 0.5 mi at its widest point. It has an average depth of 13 ft and is 58 ft at its deepest. The loch was surveyed on 1 May 1905 by James Murray and L. W.
2.5 miSE
54°55'51"N • 3°49'13"W
Madison Avenue, Dalbeattie
65 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.6 miSW
Ruins
Gelston Castle
118 min walk • Gelston Castle, located near Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was built by Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas, who had acquired the lands of Gelston in 1799.
2.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Barclosh Castle
72 min walk • Barclosh Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house situated near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. There remains a section of wall 4 feet thick and 27 feet high.
1.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Edingham Castle
50 min walk • Edingham Castle is a late 16th-century tower house situated near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It is the remains of an early tower house built for the Livingstones of Little Airds.