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. 18th century sketch of Motte of Urr. Walter de …

Covering an area of about 2 hectares, this truly impressive earthwork is the most extensive motte-and-bailey castle in Scotland. Only perhaps from the air can one appreciate its great size, …

The Mote of Urr is commonly interpreted as a massive earthwork castle of the 12th century, but it is in fact a large ditched motte set within an earlier structure. It is fenced off and within a field …

2019年2月7日 · Some 65 years after it concluded, the results of Brian Hope- Taylor’s excavation of the Mote of Urr – a motte-and-bailey castle near Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway …

Alder Archaeology brought Brian Hope-Taylor’s excavation of Mote of Urr through post-excavation analysis and reporting to a publication manuscript. That research and this publication were …

2018年12月4日 · Excavations at Mote of Urr, near Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway were undertaken in 1951 and 1953. The earliest phase of occupation comprised the construction of …

This publication brings the research at Mote of Urr into the public domain after more than half a century since Brian Hope-Taylor undertook his excavations at the site. The foreword …

The Motte of Urr, is a great castle motte in Kirkcudbrightshire, beside the River Urr to the northwest of Dalbeattie. Once a castle stood here, on the great motte, but it has long since …

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. Walter de Berkeley received Urr in 1165 from William I of …

The Mote of Urr is the earthwork remains of a 12th century timber castle known as a motte-and-bailey. It lies 4km north of Dalbeatie in the valley of the Urr Water, and standing on the edge of …