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What is a bothy? Many people think of them as exclusively Scottish, but in fact old farm buildings, cottages and crofts used by walkers are referred to as bothies throughout northern England, Wales and Northern Ireland too. The name is believed to come from the Scots Gaelic or Irish bothan, meaning 'hut', or the Welsh bwthyn, meaning 'cottage'. https://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/location-map/ Nigel Corby/Corrour Bothy Where can I find a bothy?
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Please leave the bothy clean and tidy with dry kindling for the next visitors. Make other visitors welcome and be considerate to other users.Unless you are planning to arrive by kayak, or take a boat trip from the Kylesku Hotel, there is no direct route to Glencoul. Approaches from West and North both require concentration and good navigation skills, particularly in poor weather conditions. Key Attractions: If there is no toilet at the bothy, please bury human waste out of sight. Use the spade provided, keep well away from the water supply and never use the vicinity of the bothy as a toilet. There are many other commercial “bothies” around, but that’s not what this article is about. How many bothies in Scotland? Inside the rather large but rather dark room, there is a sturdy table, a scattering of chairs, and a bizarre candelabra hanging from the ceiling. In 2012 the Friends of Bob Scott’s donated a stove – a very welcome addition. A steep wooden ladder leads up to an attic space.
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In very simple terms, there are many derelict properties scattered across the Scottish landscape because of the waves of depopulation that began in the mid- to late-18th century and did not ease until after World War II. The initial driving force behind the exodus was a process of forced evictions known as the ‘Highland Clearances’. People then continued to abandon their communities when harvest failures led to illness and famine, with many leaving for the industrial heartland that grew rapidly in Lowland Scotland through the Victorian era. Detailed information on the locations, approach routes, including alternative routes – on foot, by bike and kayak – with nine supporting maps. As well as public transport and ferry information.
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Regards 2 nights as a maximum and, if you intend to stay longer, you should definitely seek permission from the landowner. It may well be permitted, particularly in quiet periods. The National Trust lists “bothies and bunkhouses” but these are paid for, bookable affairs. Not bothies in the genuine sense of the word. John Burns has written an excellent book that gives an experienced insight into what bothies and bothying is all about. I can highly recommend this book. Leaving a bothy So, there it is; nothing that you wouldn’t expect from visitors to your property so ‘Do as you would be done by’ and help to preserve the bothy network. It's well laid out and even gives you information on the traditions and etiquette of using them so I feel confident in using my first one.
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The bothy was once a hunting lodge before being abandoned. The MBA renovated the bothy in 2009, and it is now known as one of the most significant bothies in Scotland. It's not often a book comes along that adds a whole new dimension to your time in the hills but The Book of the Bothy could do just that... A great book that made me want to head to the hills immediately." For those who aren't aware, a bothy is a basic building which is free for use by walkers for shelter or to stay one or two nights. Most don't have toilets and no running water so is basically a step up from a tent. Many are ex-miner cottages and have a historic story to tell and many are in places with fantastic views. Most are in Scotland but there are a few in the Lake District, Northumberland and Wales. The majority of Bothies are maintained by the Mountain Bothies Association are were relatively secret until a few years ago. The Corbetts Glas Bheinn (776m) and Beinn Leòid (792m) are both readily accessible from the bothy and make for some great hikes.There is a certain mystical quality associated with Maol Bhuidhe, a lonesome homestead which lies in the heart of the remote, roadless territory between Glen Carron and Glen Shiel. MOUNTAIN BOTHY ASSOCIATION 10% of the proceeds from this book go to the MBA for the upkeep of their bothies. www.mountainbothies.org.uk For eager baggers there is the incentive to complete the round of the White Mounth (1051m) and Broad Cairn (998m). Entered through a small internal lobby, the one-room apartment is effectively an independent, well-finished, and very snug little bothy in itself, with its own hearth and a sleeping platform running the length of one wall. A small stonewalled outbuilding with a window in its west end has been constructed on the north side of the apartment. Key Attractions: The Mountain Bothy Association bothies are open to all and for no charge. Donating to, or joining, the MBA is a good way to pay our way and help keep the bothies alive for the future. Bothy books
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