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Brora
Brora is a village in the east of Sutherland, in the Highland location of Scotland. Brora is a little industrial village, having at one-time a coal pit, boat building, salt pans, fish treating, lemonade factory, the new Clynelish Distillery (as well as the old Clynelish distillery which is currently called the Brora distillery, woollen mill, blocks 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 (formerly 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 top place in the north of Scotland to have electricity thanks to its woollen market. This distinction gave rise to the regional label of "Electric City" at the time. Brora additionally houses a baronial design clock tower which is a battle memorial.