The Lone Shieling on Cape Breton
by Carolyn Derstine
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The Lone Shieling on Cape Breton
Artist
Carolyn Derstine
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Photograph - Photograph
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A shieling is a hut, or collection of huts, once common in a wild or lonely place in the hills and mountains of Scotland and northern England. The 'Lone Shieling', built in 1942 in Canada's Cape Breton Highlands National Park, is modeled on a Scottish 'bothran' or shepherds' hut of the type that was used during the summer when it was possible to move the sheep up on to the hills to graze. It has the same design as the Lone Shieling on the Scottish isle of Skye. A Scottish theme was adopted for Cape Breton Highlands National Park in order to highlight Cape Breton's physical resemblance to the Scottish Highlands. One of the earliest structures in the park, this crofters hut illustrates the traditional heritage of the local inhabitants from the crofter class of the Scottish Highlanders.
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November 16th, 2015
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