Sodom (Whalsay)

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View from the south of the historic center with Hamister in the background

Sodom is a village on the island of Whalsay, part of the Scottish Shetlands, east of Symbister , the island's main town. Occasionally the older variant of the name Sudheim can also be found. The name is derived from old Norse Suðr-heimr and means southern homestead . The historical core is formed by a hamlet consisting of two Crofter farms , located on a north-sloping slope a little north of the road leading from Symbister to Loch of Huxter and on to Isbister . The writer Hugh MacDiarmid , actually Christopher Murray Grieve , lived in one of the two, now known as Grieve House , from 1933 to 1942 . With the growth of Symbister and Sodom since the beginning of the 20th century, the boundaries between the two places have become blurred.

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  1. ↑ Visitor Attractions on Whalsay on a vacation rental marketer's website, accessed July 14, 2018
  2. ↑ Grieve House Böd on a holiday home marketer's website, accessed July 14, 2018

Coordinates: 60 ° 20 ′ 33 "  N , 1 ° 0 ′ 33"  W.