Shieling, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland / by Christoph Corves

As land and food for animals were scarce on the Isle of Lewis, women and children used to spend the summer months with the sheep in the moors. They lived in small shielings that still exist in some places.

This photo is part of the visual geography project "Cracks and Holes" which maps places and their stories on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.