A Much Photographed Orkney View
"Looking down towards The Hall of Clestrain - with the islands of Graemsay and Hoy (with the hills) in the distance. In the middle-distance is the West end of Scapa Flow.
The Hall of Clestrain was the birthplace of Orkney's Arctic Explorer Dr. John Rae who deserves much more recognition than he received - alive or dead. There is more about John Rae at .... www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/johnrae/"