 Stromness harbour was rebuilt in 1893 to the designs of John Barron.At Stromness Pierhead is a commemorative statue by North Ronaldsay sculptor Ian Scott, unveiled in 2013, of John Rae standing erect, with an inscription describing him as "the discoverer of the final link in the first navigable Northwest Passage".The parish of Stromness includes the islands of Hoy and Graemsay in addition to a tract of land about on Mainland Orkney.