Field Visit
Date 2 September 1930
Event ID 1125212
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
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Broch, near Clevigarth. This broch is situated rather more than half a mile N.E. of the farm-buildings at North Exnaboe, a few paces from the edge of the shelving rocks which slope down to the W. side of the long narrow inlet known as Blo-geo or ‘the Blue Creek’. It is sometimes erroneously spoken of as ‘The Broken Brough’, a name properly belonging to a mass of rock that projects from the cliff a little way to the N. and is not unlike a castle toppling forward into the sea.
The building is now largely obscured by its own debris, which fills the interior and rises about 10 or 12 ft. on the outside. Although the entrance is not distinguishable, the outer and inner faces of the wall can still be followed fairly well. These indicate an average thickness of some 14 ft. and an over-all diameter of about 57 ft. 6 in. On the S.W. the process of dilapidation has exposed the upper parts of two cells; their entrances are covered up with debris, as is also an opening, the lintel of which can be seen on the inner face of the wall in the N.W. sector. On the same side are indications of ‘out-buildings’. The ‘geo’ in front would be an excellent natural harbour, and it could be easily reached from the broch.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 2 September 1930.
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903).
