Well, not him obviously... his memorial in St Magnus Cathedral (my favourite bit of one of my favourite places... I remember being fascinated by this when I was young, because it looks so true to life... It was just like he was sleeping), and his grave in the churchyard...
Read about him here: Orkneyjar: John Rae (© Sigurd Towrie)
and here: Wikipedia: John Rae
Read about him here: Orkneyjar: John Rae (© Sigurd Towrie)
and here: Wikipedia: John Rae
The Memorial:
Such a humble, low-profile grave, tucked right up in the back corner of the churchyard:
Close up of the epitaph:
Definitely an unsung hero, and a victim of negative press at the time, because he dared to tell the truth.
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