Yeah that's pretty much what I meant - shielings appear a lot on Ordnance Survey maps that I use when walking in Scotland (I'm slowly doing the Munros) - often

Yeah that's pretty much what I meant - shielings appear a lot on Ordnance Survey maps that I use when walking in Scotland (I'm slowly doing the Munros) - often at about 500m to 600m - perfectly pleasant in summer but not where you'd want to live in winter!