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Burn of Edramucky shielings and roadways is a summer pasture settlement located in Perthshire, 600 metres west of Leacann Ghlasa. The monument comprises the remains of shielings—temporary stone structures used by herders during the transhumance season—alongside associated trackways that connected these upland grazing grounds to lower settlements. The site sits on bedrock of the Argyll Group, formed during the Neoproterozoic era, composed of psammite, semipelite and pelite, which produces the moorland terrain characteristic of this region.
Shielings represent a distinctive Highland land-use practice, where communities moved livestock to higher pastures during summer months, occupying purpose-built shelters whilst tending cattle and producing dairy goods. The roadways preserved at this location reflect the established routes used seasonally, worn into the landscape over generations of pastoral activity. These routeways would have facilitated both the movement of herds and the transport of produce back to permanent settlements.
This monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM6165, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of traditional Highland pastoral economy and settlement patterns. The survival of both structural remains and landscape features at Burn of Edramucky provides valuable information about seasonal settlement practices in Perthshire and the organisation of upland grazing management in medieval and early modern Scotland.
Burn of Edramucky,shielings and roadways 600m W of Leacann Ghlasa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6165. View the official record →
Burn of Edramucky shielings and roadways is a summer pasture settlement located in Perthshire, 600 metres west of Leacann Ghlasa. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6165.
Burn of Edramucky,shielings and roadways 600m W of Leacann Ghlasa is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leacann Ghlasa, peat stores, buildings and trackway (0.8 km), Leacann Ghlasa,shielings 1000m NW of (1.1 km), Creag Dhubh, shielings 400m W of (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Burn of Edramucky,shielings and roadways 600m W of Leacann Ghlasa's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Burn of Edramucky,shielings and roadways 600m W of Leacann Ghlasa stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.