Böd

Böd or bød, (Booth), is a Shetlandic word originally used to describe the following types of building:

• Trading post or warehouse, such as the Hanseatic Böd in Symbister.
• Fishing storehouse, to store sails, nets, fishing tackle, salt for curing fish, etc.
• A refuge for the fishermen during the fishing season.

The Böd of Gremista near Lerwick is restored to its original state and is visitable in summer as a tourist attraction.

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Camping Böds

Since 1992 the Shetland Amenity Trust has acquired some böds and other historic buildings and renovated them as budget accommodation for backpackers, marketing all the locations as 'böds'.

• Aithbank Camping Böd
• Skeld Camping Böd
• Böd of Nesbister
• The Windhouse Lodge
• Johnnie Notions Böd
• The Sail Loft
• The Grieve House Böd
• Betty Mouat's Böd
• Voe House Böd

See also

• Mooldiekoose
• Planticrub
• Skeo
• Umlaut

External Links

• Camping Bods website
• Nesbister bod information

References

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