Sunshine on Leith is The
Proclaimers' second and best known album, released in August 1988.
The album had three singles, including the title track, "I'm On My
Way," and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)," which also became a hit
following its inclusion on the soundtrack to Benny & Joon five
years later in 1993. It is about their birthplace, Leith, and the
title track Sunshine on Leith is played by Hibernian F.C. at the
beginning of matches. Papa was a great fan of the Proclaimers and
went and saw them live when the played at the Regent Theatre in
Dunedin.
Like many of Dunedin locations the
Water of Leith takes it's name from it's counterpart in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Water of Leith -
Dunedin
The Water of Leith (also known as
the Leith River or Leith Stream), is a small river in the South
Island of New Zealand.
It rises to the north of the city
of Dunedin, flowing for 14 kilometres southeast through the
northern part of the city and the campus of the University of Otago
before reaching the Otago Harbour. The name of the city of Dunedin
is the anglicised form of Dùn Èideann which is the Scottish Gaelic
form of the name Edinburgh, and thus the river is also named for
the Water of Leith which runs through the Scottish capital. The
original Māori name for the stream was Owheo ("The place of
Wheo"), Wheo being the name of a local chief whose village stood
close to its mouth[1]. This name is now rarely used.
Water of Leith - Edinburgh
The Water of Leith is the main
river flowing through Edinburgh, Scotland, to the port of Leith
where it flows into the sea via the Firth of Forth.
It is 35 km (22 mi) long and rises
in the Colzium Springs at Millstone Rig of the Pentland Hills. It
travels through Harperrig Reservoir, past the ruins of Cairns
Castle, through Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green, Colinton,
Slateford, Longstone, Saughton, Balgreen, Roseburn and on to the
nearest it gets to the city centre at the Dean Village, on the site
of old watermills in a deep gorge. This ravine is dramatically
spanned by the Dean Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford, which was
built in 1832 for the road to Queensferry, and lies next to the New
Town.
The river flows on past
Stockbridge, Inverleith, Canonmills and Warriston where it passes
through shallows at a place known as Puddocky which is commonly
thought to refer to "puddocks", the Scots language term for frogs,
but actually took its name from the former Paddock Hall which was
sited nearby[citation needed]. The river continues past Bonnington,
the site of another watermill, to Leith where it widens into the
old harbour and port at the Shore. Leith Docks have been extended
considerably out into the firth from the old shoreline, and there
are now plans to discontinue their use as a port and use the area
for housing redevelopment.
Source: Wikipedia
The cache is a 2 litre camouflaged
container hidden at ground level and containg the usual goodies,
including logbook and pen/pencil. Please place back how you found
it.
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found by visiting The Cursed
Agenda, and reading the back of the logbook. A hint is also
provided.
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