Ness of Woodwick

Ness of Woodwick broch, NMRS record no. HY42SW 9, aka the Craig of Ritten/Rittin. The ‘crag’ is an impressive mound with dimensions estimated as 50-60 feet across with an inner diameter about half that – in 1946 at the seaward side to the NE about 20’ of outer wall (thought to be the outer wall-face) could be observed. No midden was seen. Twenty years later most of this outer wall was overgrown like the rest of the mound. Hedges notes that the rocky outcrops and sand below would be a good place to haul up a boat.