Urr Parish Church

Urr Parish Church, designed by architect Peter MacGregor Chalmers in 1914, is a church built from bull-faced red sandstone featuring polished chamfered margins. The church has a four-bay nave and a north aisle, both adorned with two-light pointed-arch windows that contain small-paned leaded glazing or stained glass. At the west end, there is a tower with a porch at its base, which includes a hoodmoulded pointed-arch doorway with recessed double-leaf doors. The tower consists of one tall stage and a belfry stage above, separated by a string course. The belfry stage features cusped lancet openings and a pointed-arch hood, topped with a crenellated parapet that has small bartizans corbelled at the angles and rainwater spouts. The tower culminates in a stumpy facetted spire, and the roofs are covered with slate.

Inside, entry is gained from the porch at the base of the tower into the nave, with a four-bay aisle to the left that is separated from the nave by a round-arched arcade supported on piers of various sections. The chancel arch is supported by pilasters, leading to steps up to a marble dais at the chancel, which features a carved oak communion table and lectern. The chancel window is by Douglas Strachan, while the aisle window, which was re-sited from a previous church, is by James Ballantine and Son. The nave windows are by David Gulland.

The churchyard is enclosed by dry stone walls, with main gates made of cast iron that are flanked by gatepiers supporting attractive Art Nouveau lamp brackets. The churchyard contains many 18th and 19th century tombstones, including the Herries memorial, which is a square painted rubble enclosure with a cornice and raised polished margins and quoins, featuring memorial plaques dedicated to the Herries family.