Clett

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File:Clett Rock - geograph.org.uk - 1293.jpg
Clett island, off Holborn Head

Clett is a name used for many uninhabited Scottish islets and one to the south, though also in the area inhabited by Vikings.[1] They include -

  • One at 58.623644°N 3.5424908°W, near the north coast of Caithness, just to the west Holborn Head north of Scrabster.[2] It rises sheer from the sea[3] and is formed of Devonian Thurso Flagstone,[4] also known as Caithness old red sandstone, part of the Caithness Flagstone Group, which has been eroded to leave a gap of about Script error: No such module "convert". between the Script error: No such module "convert". high Clett and Holborn Head.[5]
  • About Script error: No such module "convert". to its west is Clett of Thusater,[6] also known as Wester Clett,[7]
  • Little Clett, Brough is about Script error: No such module "convert". to its east.[8]
  • Shetland has two islets named Clett. One is to the south-east of Wells, just south of Westerwick.[9] It consists of five islets rising to Script error: No such module "convert"., with low cliffs and a cover of grass.[10]
  • The other islet near Wells lies in Voe of Dale, north-west of it and may have had a promontory fort.[11]
  • Another Clett is just off the north-west coast of Skye, north of Isay and just to the west of Waternish. It too is grass covered[12] and has cormorants and shags and is made up of basalt/dolerite columns.[13]
  • The only Clett Rock not in Scotland is a rocky islet, just off the Isle of Man coast, near Baldrine.[14]

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