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.
Tune in to @kayeadams on @BBCRadioScot right now to hear Sam talking about summer holidays at @shielingproject !
Tune in to @kayeadams on @BBCRadioScot right now to hear Sam talking about summer holidays at @shielingproject !
— The Shieling Project (@shielingproject) June 18, 2018
It's our Bothy Launch open day next week Sat 23rd June! Talks/demos from folklorist Margaret Bennett & Bernard Planterose (who designed & installed bothies), turf building, kids' activities & delicious pizza🍕All welcome! 10.30 - 3pm. Please share & RT! #outdoorlearning #dualchas https://t.co/ViNhOYu5Ab
It's our Bothy Launch open day next week Sat 23rd June! Talks/demos from folklorist Margaret Bennett & Bernard Planterose (who designed & installed bothies), turf building, kids' activities & delicious pizza🍕All welcome! 10.30 - 3pm. Please share & RT! #outdoorlearning #dualchas pic.twitter.com/ViNhOYu5Ab
— The Shieling Project (@shielingproject) June 15, 2018
Huge thanks to @HIEScotland for part-funding the installation of our new bothies! Special thanks to David Rudge for making this short film showcasing our ongoing work. Come along to our Open Day on 23rd June to help us celebrate! 10.30am - 3pm @ArchiFringe https://t.co/YOJGgMS5aH
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Photos by the Shieling Project, Mhairi Baird, George Logan and David Powell