What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Robert Garioch Sutherland. Makar 1909-1981 bade here. These twa-three chuckie-stanes I lay on Scotland's cairn. Recorded plaque organisation: Saltire Society.
Robert Garioch Sutherland was a Scottish poet and translator known for his contributions to Scottish literature; he served as the first official Makar of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2004.
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