Urray
Urray
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|---|---|
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| OS grid reference | NH507527 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Marybank |
| Postcode district | IV6 7 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Urray (Scottish Gaelic: Urrath) is a scattered village and coastal parish, consisting of Easter, Old and Wester Urray and is located in the county of Ross in the Scottish council area of the Highland. Urray is also a parish in the district of Wester Ross and Cromarty. It comprises the parishes of Carnoch and Kinlochlychart, with the ancient parish of Kilchrist.
Urray is located 2 miles northwest of Muir of Ord and 1.5 miles east of Marybank. The closest town is Dingwall to the north-east.
The ruined Fairburn Tower was a castle of the Clan Mackenzie.
During the war, the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit had a sawmill and camp named Fairburn nearby, at Aultgowrie. A NOFU member who died during his time in Scotland is buried at Urray Cemetery.