Fetlar, The Clett
Monastic Settlement (Early Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Fetlar, The Clett
Classification Monastic Settlement (Early Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Cleet Of Birrier
Canmore ID 1436
Site Number HU69SW 15
NGR HU 64128 94455
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1436
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Fetlar
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU69SW 15 6412 9445.
(HU 641944) A number of small rectangular foundations are to be seen on The Clett, a small isolated stack off the N. coast of Fetlar.
Lack of a boat prevented RCAHM visiting the site but, judging from the description of those who have visited the site, it may be compared with Kame of Isbister (cf. HU 39SE4).
RCAHMS 1946; G Gordon and G Cockburn 1877.
Inaccessible.
Visited by OS(AA) 28 May 1969.
Field Visit (10 September 1930)
Indeterminate Remains, The Clett. On a small isolated stack, called The Clett, which lies off the N. coast of the island near Busta Pund, there are said to be a number of small rectangular foundations, which apparently mark the positions of houses or huts. The site could not be visited for lack of a boat, but the description given by those who have seen the remains suggests that The Clett may have been occupied in much the same way as the Inner Brough at Strandburgh Ness (HU69SE 2), the Kaim of Isbister, Northmaven (HU39SE 4), and Gloup Holm, Yell (HP40NE 1).
RCAHMS 1946, visited 10 September 1930.
