Boddam, Shetland

Boddam

Boddam, with Dalsetter in the distance
Boddam
 Boddam shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU396155
Civil parishDunrossness
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01950
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 59°55′26″N 1°17′28″W / 59.924°N 1.291°W / 59.924; -1.291

Boddam is a village on the island of Mainland, in Shetland, Scotland.

Boddam is an area of Dunrossness in the South Mainland of Shetland. Although Boddam is just the name for the few houses at the head of the voe, including the slaughterhouse, the nearby estates of Hillock, Dalsetter Wynd, and Turniebrae are also usually referred to as being in Boddam. Boddam has a working Norse horizontal mill[1] and the Croft House Museum.[2][3]

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