Sodom, Shetland

For other uses, see Sodom (disambiguation).
Sodom
Sudheim
Sodom
 Sodom shown within Shetland
Population 100 
OS grid referenceHU547623
Civil parishNesting
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01806
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°20′31″N 1°00′47″W / 60.342°N 1.013°W / 60.342; -1.013

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

  1. Google maps entry for Sodom, Shetland
  2. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

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