Alexander Graham led
local merchants to oppose
their tax liability to the
Royal Burgh of Kirkwall.
Stromness became an
independent burgh
as a result. — — Map (db m127615) HM
Alexander Graham
Died 16th April 1783
This fountain is erected to perpetuate the memory of Alexander Graham, a native of this town, who, during the years 1743 - 1758, at great pecuniary sacrifice to himself, fought the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall, as . . . — — Map (db m127658) HM
Dr John Rae was born in Orkney at the Hall of Clestrain. He became an explorer with the Hudson’s bay Company, learning from the native people how Timothy survive in the Canadian Arctic. He led three of the four expeditions in which he took part, . . . — — Map (db m127613) HM
Home of
Eliza Fraser
Who in 1836 survived shipwreck
on the Great Barrier Reef and
capture by Aborigines to
become a legendary
figure in Australian
history. — — Map (db m127651) HM
Fitzroy Fisheries Barometer
Vice Admiral Robert Fitzroy RN
(5 July 1805 — 20 April 1865)
In 1857 Admiral Robert Fitzroy, designed the robust and simple 'Fishery Barometer' and devised a system whereby such instruments would be placed . . . — — Map (db m127614) HM
Login’s Well
There Watered Here
The Hudson’s Bay Coy’s Ships
1670 – 1891
Capt. Cook’s Vessels
Resolution and Discovery
1780
Sir John Franklin’s Ships
Erebus and Terror
On Arctic Exploration
1845
Also the Merchant Vessels . . . — — Map (db m127623) HM
Maes Howe has been inscribed upon the World Heritage List of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Inscription on this List confirms the exceptional universal value of a cultural or natural site which . . . — — Map (db m76868) HM
Rae’s Close
The Orcadian Arctic Explorer
Dr. John Rae, in 1854, discovered
Rae Strait (the last link in
the Northwest Passage) and
the tragic fate of the
Franklin Expedition — — Map (db m127620) HM
Shipwrecks of Scapa Flow
Scuttle!
On 21 June 1919 the entire German High Seas Fleet of 74 warships was scuttled in the great natural harbour of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Isles on the orders of Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter. The sinking . . . — — Map (db m127661) HM
( panel 1 )
Violet, Dorothy and Kathleen ON-1236 (17-16)
Severn class lifeboat
The Severn class all-weather lifeboat is the largest in the RNU fleet. Severn class lifeboats are allocated to stations where they can lie afloat . . . — — Map (db m127565) HM
In Memory Of
The Gallant Dead Who
Gave Their Lives For
Honour and Freedom
In The European War
1914 — 1919 bnn
Erected
by The Inhabitants of
the Town and Parish
of Stromness
Assisted by Natives of
the District in This
and . . . — — Map (db m127656) WM
The Cannon
Reputed to have been salvaged from
the American privateer ‘Liberty’ in
1813. It was used to fire a
salute to the Hudson’s
Bay Company ships. — — Map (db m122732) HM
The Lieutenant’s House
This house was built by Lieutenant
James Robertson RN, who
commanded HMS Beresford at
The Battle of Plattsburg
in 1812. — — Map (db m127653) HM
