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The more distinct of two drystone structures on the western side of Eilean Mòr, the main Flannan isle, marked as Old Shielings on the large-scale map. These were essentially huts for shelter, occupied seasonally by those tending to animals on the uplands of Scotland. Quite to what extent this would have occurred on Flannan, I don't know - I am led to understand that they fell into disuse certainly by the end of the 18th century.

The westernmost Flannan Islands, chiefly Roaiream and a couple of neighbours, are a couple of miles in the distance.