What is recorded here

Shiel of Castlemaddy is a building and enclosure in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, preserved without a clear date or known owner. The name suggests a temporary shelter, perhaps for shepherds, travellers or workers moving through the land before winter closed the hills. The enclosure may have held animals, tools or people during storms, while the building offered flame and warmth when the moor turned to darkness.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shiel of Castlemaddy as Building (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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