Do you want to milk a cow, build a bothy, or plant a forest? Be an archaeologist, a poet, a weaver? Come outdoors and get stuck in to shieling life with us.
The Shieling Project is an off-grid learning centre based in Glen Strathfarrar, near Beauly in the Highlands of Scotland. The project is all about outdoor living – from looking after our livestock to making real buildings, from weaving baskets to making burgers from the meat we have raised here. The tradition of the shieling where folk lived outdoors all summer herding the cattle, gives us a window onto the past, but also helps us look forward to a sustainable future.
We are having a launch event for our brand new bothies! Come and visit on Friday 22nd June (10am-12noon) or Saturday 23rd June (10.30am-3pm). See the new accommodation, meet some of the people who the bothies are dedictaed to, and who inspired our project, and celebrate an important milestone with us. Please get in touch to let us know you’re coming.
Am bu mhath leibh bò a bhleoghainn, bothan a thogail neo coille a chur as ùr? Am bu mhath leibh a bhith nur n-arc-eòlaichean, nur bàird, neo nur breabadairean? Thigibh a-mach dhan àraineachd agus feuch dòigh beatha na h-àirighe còmhla rinn!
’S e ionad ionnsachaidh neo-eisimileach a th’ ann am Pròiseact na h-Àirighe, a chaidh a stèidheachadh taobh a-muigh siostaman dealain is goireasan phoblach àbhaisteach. Ionnsachaidh daoine mu dheidhinn a bhith beò air a’ bhlàr a-muigh. Bidh sinn a’ togail bothain. Bidh sinn a’ dèanamh basgaidean, agus burgairean bho mart-fheòil ar cuid sprèidh fhèin. Bha muinntir an àite a’ fuireach a-muigh mar sin, air an làrach againn, airson an samhradh air fad. Seo agaibh sealladh air na laithean a dh’ fhalbh. Tro na cleachdaidhean aca, togaidh sinn beachd air mar as urrainn dhuinne a bhith beò ann an saoghal ùr, seasmhach san àm ri teachd.
Are you aged between 18-28 and from a rural area and keen to shape the future of Scotland? If so, apply to attend the @RYP2018 #IdeasFestival next month! It will be great to see a range of rural perspectives represented and the programme looks great! https://t.co/R9UuLMdZ06 https://t.co/S6S3DozOZZ
Just over two weeks until our #IdeasFestival. Make sure you don't miss the opportunity to be part of the fantastic event - express your interest by clicking on the following link and tell us why you want to attend; https://t.co/ftGo3SQ8NO @P_KLeader @PerthandKinross #PKLeader pic.twitter.com/klQFftyDo1
— Rural Youth Project (@RYP2018) July 16, 2018
Just over two weeks until our #IdeasFestival. Make sure you don't miss the opportunity to be part of the fantastic event - express your interest by clicking on the following link and tell us why you want to attend; https://t.co/ftGo3SQ8NO @P_KLeader @PerthandKinross #PKLeader https://t.co/klQFftyDo1
Bothies only in for a couple of months and the wildlife is making itself at home! What do you think this swallow chick is saying?! #iflytoafricaandback https://t.co/vlzZX8ubSB
Bothies only in for a couple of months and the wildlife is making itself at home! What do you think this swallow chick is saying?! #iflytoafricaandback pic.twitter.com/vlzZX8ubSB
— The Shieling Project (@shielingproject) July 17, 2018
Lovely wanders up Strathfarrar with our summer campers. Gathering natural dyes, paddling in pools, finding slow worms and butterflies. #naturalwonders #slowadventure https://t.co/qG0inx2Jom
Lovely wanders up Strathfarrar with our summer campers. Gathering natural dyes, paddling in pools, finding slow worms and butterflies. #naturalwonders #slowadventure pic.twitter.com/qG0inx2Jom
— The Shieling Project (@shielingproject) July 16, 2018
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Photos by the Shieling Project, Mhairi Baird, George Logan and David Powell