Boddam, Shetland
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 Boddam, with Dalsetter in the distance |
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  Boddam |
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| OS grid reference | HU396155 |
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| Civil parish | Dunrossness |
| Council area | Shetland |
| Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01950 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
Coordinates: 59°55′26″N 1°17′28″W / 59.924°N 1.291°W
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]
References
- ↑ "Southvoe, Burn of Wiltrow, Norse Mill". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Shetland, Southvoe Croft House Museum". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Shetland Crofthouse Museum". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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