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Clais Garbh is a shieling group situated approximately 1660 metres west of Groddie Cottage in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of temporary pastoral settlements used during the summer months for cattle herding, a practice characteristic of the Highlands and uplands of Scotland from at least the medieval period through to the eighteenth century. The physical structures at Clais Garbh would have consisted of simple stone or turf-built shelters and associated enclosures, though the exact state of preservation and specific layout of the structures requires site inspection to determine. Shielings such as this represent important archaeological evidence for the seasonal transhumance economy and pastoral land use that characterised the Scottish uplands prior to the agricultural improvements and clearances of the later eighteenth century.
Clais Garbh, shieling group 1660m W of Groddie Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11474. View the official record →
Clais Garbh is a shieling group situated approximately 1660 metres west of Groddie Cottage in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11474.
Clais Garbh, shieling group 1660m W of Groddie Cottage 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 SM11474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Groddie Cottage, shielings 2520m, 2630m and 2700m WNW of (1.1 km), Ardan Breac, shielings 2780m WNW of Balgrennie (1.2 km), Newe's Craig, still 3950m NE of Morven Lodge (2.3 km).
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