Rora,_Aberdeenshire Knowpia

Rora
Scottish Gaelic: *Ròrath*
Rora Scottish Gaelic: Ròrath;
	Rora Village Hall
	Rora Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference	NK060505
Council area	Aberdeenshire;
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERHEAD
Postcode district	AB42
Dialling code	01779
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan;
Scottish Parliament	Banffshire and Buchan Coast;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°32′42″N 1°54′04″W / 57.545°N 1.901°W

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]

Thomas Arbuthnot (Senior), pioneer of commercial kelp manufacture (1681–1762)^[3]
Charles Arbuthnot, abbot and mathematician (1737–1820)

Rora Scottish Gaelic: Ròrath
Rora Village Hall
Rora Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference	NK060505
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERHEAD
Postcode district	AB42
Dialling code	01779

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Banffshire and Buchan Coast
List of places UK Scotland 57°32′42″N 1°54′04″W / 57.545°N 1.901°W / 57.545; -1.901