shielings
/ˈʃiːlɪŋz/
noun
- A temporary hut or shelter used by shepherds or farmers, especially in Scotland or northern England, during summer grazing.
- The family would move to their shieling each year to tend to their cattle.
- The shepherd stayed in a shieling high in the hills during the summer months.
- We discovered the ruins of an old shieling while hiking through the Scottish Highlands.