Boddam, Shetland

Boddam is a village on the island of Mainland, in Shetland, Scotland.

Boddam
Boddam, with Dalsetter in the distance
Boddam Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU396155
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	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland

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]

The sea off Boddam hosts a population of sandeel that provides a food source for many species fish, seabirds, seals, whales and dolphins: the area is considered to have the most reliable population of sandeels of all the seas surrounding Shetland,[4] and is now designated as a Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (NCMPA).[5]

References

1. "Southvoe, Burn of Wiltrow, Norse Mill". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
2. "Shetland, Southvoe Croft House Museum". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
3. "Shetland Crofthouse Museum". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
4. "Mousa to Boddam Marine Protected Area Summary". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
5. "Mousa to Boddam MPA(NC)". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

External links

• Canmore - Southvoe Broch site record