Rora
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![]() Rora Village Hall | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
OS grid reference | NK060505 |
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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 (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 Moss
[edit]Rora 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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