shieling

American  

[shee-ling] / ˈʃi lɪŋ /

Sometimes shealing,

noun

Scot.

1. a pasture or grazing ground.

2. a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground.

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shieling British  

/ ˈʃiːlɪŋ, ʃiːl /

noun

1. a rough, sometimes temporary, hut or shelter used by people tending cattle on high or remote ground

2. pasture land for the grazing of cattle in summer

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Etymology

Origin of shieling

First recorded in 1560–70; shiel + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Arriving at midnight in a small shieling belonging to Macdonald of Milton, 'by good fortune,' as O'Neal puts it, 'we met with Miss Flora Macdonald, whom I formerly knew.'

From The True Story Book by Lang, Andrew

Down from the mountain steep— Up from the valley deep— Out from the clachan, the bothy and shieling; Bugle and battle-drum, Bid chief and vassal come, Loudly our bagpipes the pibroch are pealing.'

From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon

That mattered little—the sturdy old ferryman saved us both; and for a few days the artist had the best room in mither's shieling.

From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon

And see my mither's shieling, too; and many a night have I lain awake to pray I might have her near me once again.'

From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon

Here on the night of Saturday, the 19th, among the mountains that surround Loch Morar, no better shelter could be found than a shieling used for shearing sheep.

From The True Story Book by Lang, Andrew