Talk:Kirkwall
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According to "The Concise Scots Dictionary" both "wa" and "waw" mean wall. However it seems more likely that the "waa" part of "Kirkwaa" was mistaken for "wa" than "waw".
I have removed the gaelic version of the name "Kirkwall" as I do not feel that it is appropriate here; the language has never been spoken on the islands. Robert Scarth 13:53, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
