Brora
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
58.010 and -3.852 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 58° 0' 35" and W -3° 51' 6"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:17 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:01 am and 9:22 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-09 08:23:21

Delve into Brora

Brora in Highland (Scotland) with it's 1,290 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 473 mi (or 761 km) north of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in Brora is now 02:17 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports close to Brora, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Dornoch Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Heart of Neolithic Orkney in a distance of 78 mi (or 125 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Elgin, Highland, Inverness, Kirkwall and Perth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 10th of May 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

18°C (64 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Royal Marine Hotel

Address
0,3 mi
Golf Road
KW9 6QS Brora
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 14:00)
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Golspie Red Run Singletrack MTB

Published: September 09, 2012
Length: 16:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dan Rogers

Mountain Bike track at Golspie. The black is a little bit hairy but the red section is awesome!


Golspie Wildcat Black Trail Descent ( Part 1 )

Published: June 03, 2013
Length: 32:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Slam Dunk


Golspie Wildcat Black Trail Descent ( Part 2 )

Published: June 03, 2013
Length: 42:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Slam Dunk


Golspie Rowing Club - First Build Night

Published: February 19, 2015
Length: 32:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Golspie Rowing Club

Golspie Rowing Club - First Build Night. Getting the working platform built and laser level. Join us: http://www.golspierowingclub.org.


Comedy Crashes at Golspie

Published: May 26, 2012
Length: 09:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Naefearjustbeer

Comedy Crashes at Golspie Highland Wildcat Trails.


A Walk Across Golspie Bridge

Published: February 06, 2012
Length: 19:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Cool2BCeltic

The bridge over the burn at Golspie was the rallying place of the Sutherland clan, and on a parapet is an obelisk bearing the Gaelic inscription: "Morfhear Chatt/ do/ Cheann-na-Droichait big...


Going Bonkers at Golspie

Published: May 25, 2012
Length: 15:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Naefearjustbeer

Playing with different angles with the GoPro camera.


oh no crash

Published: March 16, 2009
Length: 46:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: stompingallan

me and a few freinds went up on the wildcat trails. my pedals arent exactly great for downhill and thats why they gave way when i did this jump.


Dunrobin Castle Train Station

Published: March 19, 2015
Length: 45:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: scott567100

Train Service From Inverness To Wick Calling At Dunrobin Castle.


The Garden of Dunrobin Castle - Scotland

Published: October 18, 2014
Length: 18:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Clynelish distillery

Clynelish Distillery is a distillery near Brora, Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. The distillery was built in 1968, adjacent to the original Clynelish distillery which was closed. Confusingly the original distillery was reopened in May 1969 and until July 1973 produced a heavily-peated whisky to supply for blending; this was done to cover a shortage of Islay whisky caused by a drought on the island.

Located at 58.0239, -3.87056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Scottish malt whisky, Distilleries in Scotland, Sutherland, 1872 establishments in Scotland

Brora Coalfield

The Brora Coalfield is a coalfield on the east coast of Sutherland in northern Scotland. The 'Brora Main' is a 1m to 1.5m thick seam which has been mined in the Brora area. It is unusual amongst British coalfields in being of Jurassic age rather than Carboniferous. The first seams to be worked were those exposed along the North Sea coast though inland mining began in the early nineteenth century. Mining continued until the 1970s; its principal market being the nearby brickworks.

Located at 58.011, -3.866 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Coal mining regions in Scotland, Geography of Highland (council area)

Brora distillery

The Brora distillery was a producer of single malt Scotch whisky that operated between 1819 and 1983.

Located at 58.025, -3.86806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1819 establishments in Scotland, 1983 disestablishments, Scottish malt whisky, Distilleries in Scotland

River Brora

The River Brora is an east-flowing river in Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland which is formed as its headwater streams, the Féith Osdail, Allt Gobhlach and Allt nan Con-uisge meet at Dalnessie before flow southeastwards down Strath Brora to Dalreavoch. The river turns briefly northeast then east and then southeastwrads once again to pass through the three distinct basins of Loch Brora to enter the Moray Firth on the North Sea at the town of Brora.

Located at 58.0167, -3.86667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Scotland, Geography of Highland (council area)


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Brora, Brúra, Brùra, 布罗拉