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Gearraidh na h-Airde Moire is a shielings settlement in Ross-shire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site lies above Palaeoproterozoic igneous bedrock composed of felsic rock, formed during the earliest phase of the Earth's geological history over 2.5 billion years ago. This ancient foundation has weathered into the moorland landscape that characterises the western Highlands.
Shielings were seasonal settlements used by Highland communities for transhumance—the practice of moving livestock to upland pastures during summer months. At Gearraidh na h-Airde Moire, herders would have constructed temporary shelters and managed cattle grazing on the open moorland adjacent to Loch Resort. The settlement's location near water and suitable grazing grounds reflects the practical knowledge communities possessed of this challenging terrain.
The site is now a visible archaeological record of pastoral land use patterns that developed across the Highlands during the medieval period and persisted into the early modern era. The arrangement of structures and remains visible on the ground provide evidence of how people adapted their settlement practices to seasonal movement and the natural resources of the upland environment.
Gearraidh na h-Airde Moire,shielings,Loch Resort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5690. View the official record →
Gearraidh na h-Airde Moire is a shielings settlement in Ross-shire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5690.
Gearraidh na h-Airde Moire,shielings,Loch Resort 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 SM5690.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meilein,burial cairn 150m NW of (3.2 km), Aird Sleitenish,stone circle (3.2 km), Tigh nan Cailleachan Dubha,settlement,Mealista (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Gearraidh na h-Airde Moire,shielings,Loch Resort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Gearraidh na h-Airde Moire,shielings,Loch Resort stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Palaeoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Paleoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic-rock.