Brora (Scottish Gaelic: Brùra) is a small town in the east of Sutherland in Northern Scotland. Sutherland (Scottish Gaelic, Cataibh), or Sutherlandshire, is a traditional county in the north of Scotland, bordering on Caithness to the north and both Ross-shire and Cromartyshire to the south. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ...
The best place from which to appreciate Brora as a resort is from near the Golf Club, overlooking the mouth of the River Brora from the north.
The pit, initially south of the River Brora and a little inland from the centre of the town, closed in 1810 and relocated to the north side of the river.
Brora also has a history of textile manufacture, with Hunter's of Brora maintaining a long tradition in the town until it went out of business in 2003.