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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

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Walls And Flotta
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

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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

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