page_title: Hall of Clestrain
hierarchical_section_title: Hall of Clestrain
caption_attribution_description: The w:Hall of Clestrain, w:Mainland, Orkney. John Rae's birthplace is as neglected as his reputation. Ken McGoogan's excellent biography Fatal Passage describes how his adoption of w:Inuit skills, and his trust in their report of the fate of the Franklin expedition, lead to his lack of recognition by Victorian society.
context_page_description: The Hall of Clestrain is a house in the parish of Orphir, Orkney, Scotland. The house was the birthplace of the explorer John Rae in 1813. Currently derelict, the house became a listed building in 1971. It featured in the second series of the BBC TV series Restoration in 2004.
context_section_description: The Hall of Clestrain is a house in the parish of Orphir, Orkney, Scotland.  The house was the birthplace of the explorer John Rae in 1813.  Currently derelict, the house became a listed building in 1971.  It featured in the second series of the BBC TV series Restoration in 2004.
caption: The Hall of Clestrain
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