Rora (Scottish Gaelic: Ròrath) is a rural settlement in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) north-west of Peterhead and lying to the north of the River Ugie.[1]
Rora
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 Rora Village Hall | |
  Rora Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| OS grid reference | NK060505 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERHEAD |
| Postcode district | AB42 |
| Dialling code | 01779 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Rora Moss
editRora Moss, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, is an area of raised peat bog lying to the north-west of the village. The area has been heavily drained and subject to domestic and commercial peat cutting.[2]
People from Rora
edit- Thomas Arbuthnot (Senior), pioneer of commercial kelp manufacture (1681–1762)[3]
- Charles Arbuthnot, abbot and mathematician (1737–1820)
References
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