Sodom, Shetland

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Sodom (known locally as "Sudheim") is a settlement on Whalsay, Shetland. The name is a corruption of the Norse Suðheim meaning "south home". It was formerly the home of Hugh MacDiarmid, who was greatly amused at the anglicised form of the name[1][2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey
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