Broch of Clickimin
An Iron Age stone tower and millennium-old settlement site on the shore of a loch on the edge of Lerwick, easily reached on foot from the town centre.
Clickimin Broch lies on the shore of Clickimin Loch, southwest of Lerwick. The loch was once a small island and is now linked by a causeway. The site includes a Bronze Age farmstead, Iron Age defensive walls, a gatehouse and a stone tower still about 5 meters high, with traces of settlement layered over more than a thousand years. Stairs and small chambers within the tower's inner walls are clearly visible. It is a good alternative for visitors who do not have time to reach Mousa and want to understand broch architecture. Admission is free, the site is open all day, and it is about a 20-minute walk from the town centre.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Shetland Museum and Archives
- Up Helly Aa
- Fort Charlotte
- Lerwick Old Town & Commercial Street
- Scalloway Castle & Museum
- Isle of Noss
- Broch of Mousa
- Weisdale Mill & Bonhoga Gallery