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Rora, Aberdeenshire

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OS grid reference
  
NK060505

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
AB42

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:42 PM

Council area
  
Aberdeenshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Banff and Buchan

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
PETERHEAD

Police
  
Scottish

Dialling code
  
01779

Lieutenancy area
  
Aberdeenshire

Rora, Aberdeenshire

Weather
  
5°C, Wind NE at 24 km/h, 66% Humidity

Scottish parliament
  
Banffshire and Buchan Coast

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.

Contents

Map of Rora, Peterhead, UK

Rora Moss

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.

People from Rora

  • Thomas Arbuthnot (Senior), pioneer of commercial kelp manufacture (1681–1762)
  • Charles Arbuthnot, abbot and mathematician (1737–1820)
  • References

    Rora, Aberdeenshire Wikipedia