Hoy, Grassy Clett
Shell Midden (Period Unknown), Stack Site (Prehistoric) - (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Hoy, Grassy Clett
Classification Shell Midden (Period Unknown), Stack Site (Prehistoric) - (Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 8919
Site Number ND28NE 12
NGR ND 2837 8810
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8919
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Field Visit (August 1987)
Grassy Clett ND 2837 8810 ND28NE 12
Grassy Clett is a rock isolated at high tide. Its summit is hummocky, with many protruding stones, and in a hollow a length of drystone wall is exposed. Dense shell midden can be seen in two places in rabbit-scrapes.
RCAHMS 1989, visited August 1987.
(OR 1934).
Desk Based Assessment (August 1997)
Grassy Clett is a rock isolated at high tide. Its summit is hummocky with many protruding stones. In a depression a length of drystone walling is exposed. Shell midden deposits are visible in two areas denuded by rabbit burrowing. This site was not inspected.
Moore and Wilson, 1997
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey