Walter Sutherland

The source records Skaw as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: Last known speaker of Norn

From Wikidata Q4018026

Birthplace

Skaw

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Photo credits

• Mike Pennington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Unst, SkawHead Dyke (post Medieval), Township · 34 ydUnst, SkawSite · 138 ydUnst, SkawBuilding · 155 ydCarl Friedrich: Wick of Skaw, Unst, North SeaShip (18th Century) · 185 ydUnst, SkawStructure, Unidentified Pottery (iron Age) · 242 ydSand of Inner SkawBeach / strand · 909 ydHolm of SkawIslet · 1269 ydInner FlaessIslet · 1498 ydWard of NorwickMountain / peak · 1720 ydNor WickBay · 1.1 miBrei WickBay · 1.4 miHero: Ruecok Burgar, Nor Wick, Unst, North SeaBrig (19th Century) · 1.4 mi

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