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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Clickhimin Alternative Name: Clickimin
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Lerwick
Map Ref: HU46434081  Landranger Map Number: 4
Latitude: 60.149155N  Longitude: 1.165637W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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Clickhimin submitted by h_fenton : Clickhimin Broch, Lerwick, Shetland Isles. Kite Aerial Photograph 29 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)
A good example of a broch tower with associated secondary buildings of Iron Age date. Location about 1m SW of Lerwick on the A970
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Clickhimin submitted by h_fenton : Clickhimin Broch, Lerwick, Shetland Isles. Kite Aerial Photograph 29 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Clickhimin submitted by jeffrep : Entrance to Clickimin Broch and Settlement, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Clickhimin submitted by howe : A late Bronze Age house adjoining the broch and blockhouse. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Clickhimin submitted by DrewParsons : Clickhimin on a fine day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Clickhimin submitted by jeffrep : Close-Up of Entrance to Clickimin Broch and Settlement, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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Clickhimin submitted by jeffrep : Interior of Clickimin Broch, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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Clickhimin submitted by jeffrep : Clickimin Broch and Settlement, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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Clickhimin submitted by jeffrep : Remains of Defensive Blockhouse at Clickimin Broch and Settlement, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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Clickhimin submitted by guba : Clickhimin July 2000 Map Ref: HU4643440813 Landranger Map Number: 4 Latitude: 60.149181N Longitude: 1.165564W

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Clickhimin submitted by jeffrep : Close-Up of Remains of Defensive Blockhouse at Clickimin Broch and Settlement, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Door jambs in the outer entrance passage.

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Clickhimin submitted by SolarMegalith : Blockhouse with Clickhimin broch in the background (photo taken on June 2015).

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Clickhimin submitted by SolarMegalith : A well-preserved blockhouse opposite the southern arc of Clickhimin broch (photo taken on June 2015).

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Clickhimin submitted by SolarMegalith : Clickhimin broch - view from the south (photo taken on June 2015).

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Clickhimin submitted by jeffrep : Broch and Defensive Walls at Clickimin Broch and Settlement, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Secondary buildings north west of the broch.

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Entrance passage leading into the protected area containing the secondary buildings. View from south.

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Secondary buildings cluster around the broch.

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Secondary buildings on western side of the broch. View from west.

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Secondary buildings on the western side of the broch.

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Entrance into the broch. View from interior.

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Broch and secondary structures. View from north west.

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Clickhimin submitted by SandyG : Broch and entrance. View from the south.

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Clickhimin submitted by davidmorgan : Inside Clickhimin broch. June 1990.

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Vote for Clickhimin Brock at Dig It 2017 by Andy B on Saturday, 17 June 2017
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CLICKIMIN BROCH

People have lived alongside and interacted with this well-preserved broch for over a millennia. The broch tower still stands to an impressive height and the whole area around the site is enclosed by a stout wall. Once inside, a blockhouse rises up in front of the broch itself (like a massive ancient bollard!). To the west of the broch tower are the remains of a number of different structures dating from around 1000 BC to 500 AD. The site is located on the shore of Clickimin Loch, although from certain angles, it appears to be rising out of the water.

DON’T MISS
A pair of footprints sculpted into a stone on the causeway to the broch. Could this be an early medieval site for inaugurating local kings?

WHAT KIND OF DAY OUT SHOULD I EXPECT?
Adventurous – Clickimin Broch is just one of many amazing places in Shetland. Rent a car and hop between sites before heading to the Shetland Museum & Archives to chat to the staff and volunteers about local finds.

WHERE? Shetland

https://www.archaeologyshetland.org/single-post/2016/06/19/Site-in-Focus-Broch-of-Clickimin

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Re: Clickhimin by jeffrep on Friday, 30 July 2010
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Clickimin is a good example of an Iron Age broch tower with associated secondary buildings. Originally built on an island in a small loch (now diminished by silting and drainage) and approached by a stone causeway, the structure contains a later wheelhouse. 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, located in the causeway approaching the site. In northern and western UK such stones are often associated with kingship rituals. The structure was much restored in the mid-1800s.

FYI: Both Historic Scotland signs at the broch spell it as "Clickimin," not Clickhimin.
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Re:Clickhimin by coldrum on Saturday, 03 April 2010
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Historic Scotland urged to give broch visitor numbers by Andy B on Tuesday, 18 March 2008
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A challenge is being laid down for Historic Scotland to come forward with visitor numbers to the Clickimin Broch in Lerwick after hopes access to the monument could be improved were apparently quashed.

Members of the Lerwick Community Council were told in a letter from the agency the small amount of visitors the monument receives makes the provision of improved parking unsustainable.

The broch proves popular with coach-loads of tourists who visit Lerwick from the many cruise ships that berth at the harbour during the summer months.

The coaches are forced to mount the pavement close to the broch, although some have been known to park down Westerloch itself.

Hopes had been high the SIC might convert part of the pavement near the Westerloch junction to accommodate the coach tours.

But the council has already come back to say it can offer non-financial support only.

Now, Historic Scotland has replied as well, claiming visitor numbers to the broch don't justify the expense.

The letter sparked a call from members ­ - attending a meeting at the Town Hall on Monday night ­ - to write back to regional works manager of Historic Scotland, Gavin Douglas, to ask for clarification on how many visitors the broch attracts.

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http://www.shetlandtoday.co.uk/Shetlandtimes/content_details.asp?ContentID=25562
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Re: Clickhimin by Anonymous on Sunday, 24 September 2006
A pair of petrosomatoglyph footprints are on a stone in the causeway leading to the Broch - anyone know anything about them?
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