Brinkie's Brae Traditional Cache
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A delightful wander from Stromness to the summit of Brinkie's Brae giving fabulous views of the town and harbour and out towards the islands of Hoy and Graemsay. If you want to drive closer to the cache, please park at N58 58.130 W003 17.936.
In Viking times Stromness was called Hamnavoe, meaning "peaceful" or "safe harbour".
First recorded as the site of an inn in the 16th century, Stromness became important during the late 17th century, when England was at war with France and shipping was forced to avoid the English Channel.
Ships of the Hudson's Bay Company were regular visitors, as were whaling fleets. Large numbers of Orkney men, notably from Stromness, served as traders, explorers and seamen for both. Stromness Museum reflects these aspects of the town's history (displaying for example important collections of whaling relics, and Inuit artefacts brought back as souvenirs by local men from Greenland and Arctic Canada).
Stromness and Brinkie's Brae have strong associations with the poet and writer George Mackay Brown.
The cache is a 35mm film canister with log and pencil.
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F9106!