What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: George Mackay Brown Poet 1921-1996 lived here 1968-1996
George Mackay Brown was a Scottish poet and novelist renowned for his works that captured the essence of Orkney life and its rich cultural heritage.
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Places near here
Sandy HillMountain / peak · 365 yd
PowWhetstone (period Unassigned) · 544 yd
WarbethDitch(s) (viking), Midden (viking), Settlement (viking), Structure(s) (viking) · 890 yd
Breckness WWII Coast Defence radar stationHeritage place · 1078 yd
Brinkies BraeMountain / peak · 1123 yd
Stromness, St Mary's Episcopal ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 1176 yd
Stromness, Church Road, St Peter's ChurchChurch (period Unassigned), Community Centre (modern) · 1177 yd
Fitzroy Fisheries BarometerHeritage attraction · 1249 yd
Stromness MuseumMuseum · 1315 yd
Alexander Graham FountainMemorial · 1343 yd
John Rae MonumentMemorial · 1361 yd
Stromness Ferry TerminalVisitor information · 1483 yd