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Airigh a' Choire Ghlais is a shieling settlement located in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising the remains of traditional summer pastoral shelters used by Highland communities for transhumant herding practices. The site consists of the characteristic low stone structures typical of shielings, which were seasonally occupied dwellings constructed to house herders and their families during the summer grazing months when livestock were moved to upland pastures. Such settlements represent a fundamental aspect of Highland economy and land use, particularly significant during the medieval and early modern periods when transhumance formed the backbone of pastoral agriculture in the Scottish Highlands. The physical remains at Airigh a' Choire Ghlais contribute to the archaeological understanding of shieling distribution and the organisation of Highland pastoral communities prior to the significant changes in land use and social structure that followed the eighteenth century.
Airigh a' Choire Ghlais, shielings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10721. View the official record →
Airigh a' Choire Ghlais is a shieling settlement located in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising the remains of traditional summer pastoral shelters used by Highland communities for transhumant herding practices. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10721.
Airigh a' Choire Ghlais, shielings 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 SM10721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burn of Edramucky,shielings and roadways 600m W of Leacann Ghlasa (4.3 km), Creag na Caillich,stone axe working site (4.7 km), Leacann Ghlasa, peat stores, buildings and trackway (4.9 km).
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