Stromness Harbour Traditional Cache
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An easy cache in a delightful location looking across Stromness Harbour! Stealth will be necessary (as this cache has been muggled several times now) particularly when there are sailing events in the harbour as there is a sailing boat lauch site close by. Take care as you will be close to the edge of the seawall!
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).
Several times a day, the ferrry to and from Scrabster in Caithness berths just across the harbour from this cache location.
The cache is a 35mm film canister with log and pencil.
Additional Hints
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Haqre n fgbar!