Clach Oscar, shielings W of

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History & significance

Clach Oscar Shielings West is a group of ancient shieling structures located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, representing the pastoral settlement practices of the Scottish Highlands. Shielings were seasonal settlements used by herders during summer months for cattle grazing on high pasture grounds, a practice that was widespread throughout the medieval and early modern periods in the Highlands. The site comprises the physical remains of stone-built structures characteristic of these temporary habitations, which were typically occupied on a transhumance basis as part of the agricultural calendar. Such sites provide archaeological evidence for the traditional highland economy and land use patterns that sustained communities in upland regions before the significant social and economic changes of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Clach Oscar, shielings W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7847. View the official record →

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