{"id":61,"date":"2010-10-07T21:09:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-07T20:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/stromness-cemetery\/"},"modified":"2023-04-09T17:17:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T16:17:45","slug":"stromness-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/stromness-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Stromness Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drone picture of Stromness in 2018 courtesy of Brent stewart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/StromnessFromRear.jpg\" alt=\"StromnessFromRear\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/StromnessFromRear.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/StromnessFromRear-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/span02m.jpg\" alt=\"Stromness cemetery with elephant seals\" class=\"wp-image-60\" title=\"Stromness cemetery with elephant seals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/span02m.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/span02m-300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stromness whaling station operated from 1913 to 1931, after which it was used a ship repair yard until it closed in 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stromness cemetery has thirteen visible markers and three or four depressions. 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The Stromness cemetery has thirteen visible markers and three or four depressions. 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