These are colourful shielings which offer shelter on the open countryside.
What is a shieling?
A shieling is a traditional term for a hut or shelter used temporarily in usually remote areas. They were traditionally used in by shepherds and often their families in the summer pastures. They are also found in peatlands (like the ones in these pictures).
Where can you find them?
You can see a variety of shielings across Scotland and the North of England. However the surviving ones are more common in the Highlands and Islands. These particularly picturesque shielings were on Lewis and Harris on a single-track back road we stumbled across.
What do you think? Aren't they different and really stand out amongst the sometimes bleak landscape?
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