2010

NG3047 : Sheep among the shielings

taken 14 years ago, 3 km from Roskhill, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Sheep among the shielings
Sheep among the shielings
Grass still grows green on the humps of ground that are all that remain of old shielings in the Cnocantoul farmstead. These shielings were built of turf, so have now virtually disappeared back into the moor from which they were dug.

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Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Heath, Scrub Ruin: Shieling Hut Place: Isle of Skye Category: Shieling other tags: Shieling Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Shielings [5] · Sheep [3] · Grass [2] ·
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NG3047, 10 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Dorrell   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 27 January, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 27 January, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 304 474 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:26.1980N 6:29.6418W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 304 473
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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