Rora ( gd, Ròrath) is a rural settlement in the Buchan area of

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

, Scotland, situated north-west of Peterhead and lying to the north of the

River Ugie The River Ugie (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Ùigidh) or Ugie Water is a river in North East Scotland; it flows into the North Sea on the east coast at Peterhead, north of Cruden Bay. There is considerable evidence of prehistoric settlement within the ...

Rora Moss

Rora Moss, a

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

, 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 Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

cutting.

People from Rora

*Thomas Arbuthnot (Senior), pioneer of commercial kelp manufacture (1681–1762) *

Charles Arbuthnot Charles Arbuthnot (14 March 1767 – 18 August 1850) was a British diplomat and Tory politician. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire between 1804 and 1807 and held a number of political offices. He was a good friend of the Duke of Welling ...

, abbot and mathematician (1737–1820)

References

Villages in Aberdeenshire Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Banff and Buchan {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub