Sodom, Shetland
For other uses, see Sodom (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 60°20′31″N 1°00′47″W / 60.342°N 1.013°W
Sodom (known locally as Sudheim) is a settlement on Whalsay, Shetland.[1] The name is a corruption of the Old Norse Suðheim meaning "south home". It was formerly the home of Hugh MacDiarmid, who was greatly amused at the anglicised form of the name.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Google maps entry for Sodom, Shetland
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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