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词条 Rora, Aberdeenshire
释义

  1. Rora Moss

  2. People from Rora

  3. References

{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Rora
| country= Scotland
| map_type= Scotland
| static_image = Rora Village Hall.jpg
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = Rora Village Hall
| population =
| population_ref =
| os_grid_reference= NK060505
| coordinates = {{coord|57.545|-1.901|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= PETERHEAD
| postcode_area= AB
| postcode_district= AB42
| dial_code= 01779
| constituency_westminster= Banff and Buchan
| unitary_scotland= Aberdeenshire
| constituency_scottish_parliament= Banffshire and Buchan Coast
}}Rora ({{lang-gd|Ròrath}}) is a rural settlement in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated {{convert|8.3|km}} north-west of Peterhead and lying to the north of the River Ugie.[1]

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.[2]

People from Rora

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

References

1. ^Rora, Gazetteer for Scotland
2. ^Rora Moss, SNH Raised Bog Inventory
3. ^The Descendants of Nathaniel Arbuthnot, 3rd of Rora and of Auchlee
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2 : Villages in Aberdeenshire|Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Banff and Buchan

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