Lunna Traditional Geocache
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Relatively straightforward cashe, near to public road, in a remote setting.
Lunna
Old Norse: Hlunneio
(isthmus where boats are drawn up on linns (skids)
For 200 years the Lunna Estate was home to the Hunter family. The first Hunter to live there was Robert Hunter chamberlain to the Earl of Morton, who arrived in the 1650’s. From the middle of the 19th century the estate was taken over by the Bell family.
During the 18th century there was a fishing station at Lunna on the esat side of the isthmus. Salted ling were dried on the man-made beach you can still see today. The large bod (booth) was used to store bales of dried fish, fishing gear and boats equipment, with the station manager’s office upstairs. The bod is one of the best preserved in Shetland.
On the west side of the isthmus is a stone harbour and a well preserved 19th century lime burning kiln.
The Shetland Bus was a secret convoy between Shetland and Norway during the German occupation of Norway in the Second World War. A base was established at Lunna House, from where small fishing boats smuggled saboteurs, radios, ammunition and explosives into the country.
There has been a church here since medieval times. The first church, St Margaret’s, was situated nearby, but nothing can be seen of the remains other than a knoll. The new kirk was built in 1753, on the site of an earlier mausoleum and is Shetland’s oldest church in regular use.
Two inscribed grave slabs commemorating the Hunters of Lunna were built into the porch.
A hole in the wall is said to have allowed leprosy victims to hear the service whilst remaining separated from the congregation inside – but it may have just been part of the central heating system!
The above has been lifted from the excellent information board situated at the entrance track to Lunna Kirk car park.
Other nearby places to visit while here include: Hunters Monument, Stanes of Stofast and the stone harbour & lime kiln. More details on the above info board.
The cashe is a medium sized plastic food container. As well as a log book and various other small items the cashe also contains a disposable camera for willing parties to record their visit. After a wee while I will publish on this page.
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