Near Pleasant Bay in Inverness County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
The Lone Shieling
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2019
1. The Lone Shieling Marker
From the lone shieling of the misty island, mountains divide us, and the waste of seas – yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, and we in dreams behold the Hebrides.This shieling was erected in accordance with the terms of the will of Professor Donald S. MacIntosh, a native of Pleasant Bay, Inverness County, who died on July 20th, 1934 and devised to the Province of Nova Scotia one hundred acres of land hereabout, expressing the wish “that the Government of the Province will maintain a small park at the Intervale and will build there a small cabin which will be constructed in the same design or plan as the Lone Shieling on the Island of Skye, Scotland.”
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1934.
Location. 46° 48.572′ N, 60° 43.865′ W. Marker is near Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia, in Inverness County. Marker can be reached from Cabot Trail, 6 kilometers east of Pleasant Bay Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the Lone Shieling site within Cape Breton Highlands
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Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Canada War Memorial (approx. 16.4 kilometers away).
Regarding The Lone Shieling. Registered Canadian Federal Heritage Building #4627 (1994)
Also see . . . Lone Shieling. The Lone Shieling, located on a roughly landscaped site at Cape Breton Highlands National Park, is a rectangular structure closely modeled after Scottish traditional dwellings for crofters or tenant farmers. One of the earliest structures in the park, it illustrates the traditional heritage of the local inhabitants from the crofter class of the Scottish Highlanders. (Submitted on September 20, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2019
2. The Lone Shieling Marker • wide view
(looking west • Cabot Trail on right)
(looking west • Cabot Trail on right)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2019
3. The Lone Shieling (north side • marker visible on right)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2019
4. The Lone Shieling (interior)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2019
5. The Lone Shieling (southwest corner)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2019
6. The Lone Shieling (northwest view • access trail on right)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 20, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
