Clumlie Broch
Iron Age broch on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland
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Clumlie Broch is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland (grid reference HU40451811).
| Clumlie Broch | |
|---|---|
Clumlie Broch, behind a field wall | |
  Location of Clumlie Broch in Shetland | |
| 59°56′46″N 1°16′40″W | |
| Type | Broch |
| Periods | Iron Age |
| Location | Mainland, Shetland |
Location
Clumlie Broch is located in Dunrossness, on the southern part of Mainland, Shetland about 8 kilometres north of Sumburgh Airport.[1] It stands on a low rise on flat arable ground.[2] The broch is at the centre of an abandoned croft,[1] which encroaches upon the ruins.[2]
Description
Excavations
Clumlie Broch was partially excavated by Gilbert Goudie in 1887, who also restored part of the walling.[2] Goudie discovered a stone cist 75 centimetres above the floor of the broch and concluded that the broch had been used for burials after it had fallen into disuse.[2] Finds included stone implements, quern stones, whetstones, spindle whorls, and hammer stones.[2] There were also many pottery fragments and animal bones, shells, as well as a fragment of a painted Roman bowl.[2]
