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Well-preserved fortifications

A beautiful highlight on the island

The surviving broch of Clickimin is, along with the broch of Mousa, the best-preserved in Shetland and one of the best-preserved in the world. It has been designated a Scheduled Monument since 1882 and is thus protected as a historical monument. During the Norse Bronze Age, around 700 BC, the first oval stone structure, similar to the Orcadian structures of Skara Brae, was built on the small island, which was grassy and surrounded by marsh and accessible via an artificial causeway. Its remains lie against the northwest wall of the broch.

Very nice view of relaxing nature.

Remains of a very old settlement. Everything is freely accessible and people are climbing all over the place, which in my opinion doesn't exactly help the preservation of the site.

From the cave in which adults can stand, there is a corridor above. You can see it in one of my pictures.

The buildings whose ruins survive here may have developed over a period of almost 1,000 years, between about 800 and 700 BC. The Broch Tower was built sometime between 400 and 100 BC. Scholars still debate whether it was a prestigious estate, a fortified fortress or both - the evidence is inconclusive. After a few centuries the height of the broch was reduced and rebuilt inside. The occupants of this later building were notable figures who enjoyed imported luxury - fragments of a decorated Roman glass bowl have been found here. SECRETS OF CLICKIMIN The purpose of the two-storey outwork is unknown. It could be a standalone guardhouse or defensive structure connected to the broch, a remnant of an earlier fortress or perhaps a site of ritual conflict.

Small lake; in the background the 128 meter high South Staney Hill.