Official Name: | Rora |
Gaelic Name: | Ròrath |
Country: | Scotland |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Static Image: | Rora Village Hall.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | Rora Village Hall |
Os Grid Reference: | NK060505 |
Coordinates: | 57.545°N -1.901°W |
Post Town: | PETERHEAD |
Postcode Area: | AB |
Postcode District: | AB42 |
Dial Code: | 01779 |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Banffshire and Buchan Coast |
Rora (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Ròrath) is a rural settlement in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated north-west of Peterhead and lying to the north of the River Ugie.[1]
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]