Clickimin broch is a large and well preserved broch in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland which contained a later wheelhouse. A Broch is an Iron Age Drystone hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland. For the aircraft see Saro Lerwick Lerwick is the only Burgh and main port of the Shetland Islands Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is situated within a walled enclosure and, unusually for brochs, features a large "blockhouse" between the opening in the enclosure and the door of the broch itself. Another unusual feature is a stone slab featuring sculptured footprints, which is located on the causeway approaching the site. Situated across the loch is the Clickimin Leisure Centre. A loch (usually Lough as a name element outside Scotland) is a body of Water which is either a Lake or The site is maintained by Historic Scotland. Historic Scotland is an Executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.
External links
- Broch of Clickimin page at shetland-museum. org. uk