Hoddom

Hoddom is a small settlement and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, dating back to the 8th century.

The earliest reference to Hoddom is in a copy of an eighth-century letter sent from Alcuin to Wulfhard, 'abbot of Hodda Helm' (abbatem Hodda Helmi).

However, there is strong material evidence of a Northumbrian monastic site at Hoddom.

Hoddom Castle, the old Maxwell fortalice, to the south-west of the parish, was once part of the Scottish border defences.

[3] Basque born professional footballer, Ewan Urain's mother Diane Aird was raised in Hoddom and schooled at Lockerbie Academy.