Cairns

I've been tramping and mountaineering for most of my life, frequently well off the beaten track. Sometimes you must simply follow your instinct for direction finding. On other occasions a party has been before you and left a cairn to indicate the route. Sometimes they are easy to follow - sometimes not. Finding one when you think you have got lost can be a huge relief after a lengthy period of uncertainty.

This image is a cairn with a difference - set up in Cathedral Square in what was once the heart of our city - speaks for itself.