Brora
Brora is a village in the eastern of Sutherland, in the Highland location of Scotland. Brora is a tiny industrial town, contending one time a coal pit, watercraft building, salt frying pans, fish curing, lemonade factory, the brand-new Clynelish Distillery (in addition to the old Clynelish distillery which is now called the Brora distillery, wool mill, bricks and also a stone quarry. The white sandstone in the Clynelish quarry comes from the Brora Development, of the Callovian as well as Oxfordian stages (previously Middle Oolite) of the Mid-Late Jurassic. Rock from the quarry was made use of in the building of London Bridge, Liverpool Cathedral and also Dunrobin Castle. When in operation, the coalmine was one of the most northward coalmine in the UK. Brora was the first place in the north of Scotland to have electrical energy thanks to its wool industry. This difference gave rise to the regional nickname of "Electric City" at the time. Brora additionally houses a baronial style clock tower which is a war memorial.
