shealing
/ˈʃiːlɪŋ/
noun
- A small hut or shelter, especially one used by shepherds or fishermen in Scotland or northern England.
- We discovered an old shealing hidden among the heather during our hike.
- During the summer months, the fishermen would stay in a shealing near the shore.
- The shepherd spent the night in a stone shealing on the hillside.
- A temporary or seasonal dwelling used during the practice of transhumance (moving livestock to high pastures in summer).
- Many old shealings in the Highlands are now ruins, but they tell stories of a traditional way of life.
- The children helped repair the thatched roof of the shealing before the sheep arrived.
- The family moved to the shealing with their cattle when the weather warmed.