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.
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.
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.
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.
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