Motte of Urr
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Motte of Urr is a motte-and-bailey castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Buittle Place, 1.9 mi away.
Motte of Urr at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Buittle Place
1.9 mi away
Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
64
Scotland
About Motte of Urr
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.
From the Wikipedia article on Motte of Urr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Motte of Urr sits at 54.9628, -3.8521 in Dumfries and Galloway. The closest other castles are Buittle Place (1.9 mi), Buittle Castle (1.9 mi) and Edingham Castle (2.0 mi). Dumfries and Galloway has 64 castles in all.
