Tour Scotland Photograph Highland Shielings

Tour Scotland photograph of Highland Shielings just off the road from the Ben Lawers Centre to Bridge of Balgie, Perthshire, Scotland. Shielings were once a common feature in the hills and mountains of Scotland. They were small houses or huts where farmers and their families lived during the summer, when their livestock were grazing Common land in the hills. They had generally fallen out of use by the end of the 18th century.



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