Accessing this bothy comes with its challenges- it is surrounded by three rivers, which can be impassable in spate. Scattered across Scotland’s most beautiful landscapes lies a unique and often hidden network of bothies - old crofts, farmsteads or mountain huts that are open to all and free to stay in. Flanked by Merrick – the highest peak in southern Scotland – with a loch at either end, it deserves to be better known.

Dining – Wentworth Garden Centre

Corryhully Horseshoe peaks Sgùrr nan Coirechan (956m) and Sgùrr Thuilm (963m) loom up above the river to the south across from the bothy; Corbett Carn Mór (829m) is to the West. Its typical but 'n ben layout consists of two rooms, with a small chamber sandwiched between, accessed from a small vestibule. The hike to the bothy from Inchnadamph is known as one of the hardest sections on the Cape Wrath Trail, and strong navigation skills are needed. We also have a tour company, Kiwi and Haggis Tours, where we offer private driving tours from Edinburgh. Candles make good lighting, but remember to take away the foils from tea-lights, along with all your rubbish.Originally a storage room, the bothy went on to become a well-established doss for those either walking or climbing up Lochnagar and Creag an Dubh-loch. A small stonewalled outbuilding with a window in its west end has been constructed on the north side of the apartment. Knockdamph bothy (meaning ‘Stag Hill’) in the north-west Scotish Highlands is a traditional, older-style bothy, and one of the very few bothies that has beds!

Bothy Glasgow Home - The Bothy Glasgow

A trip to remote, atmospheric Ben Alder Cottage (aka McCook’s Cottage) is not for the faint-hearted, but there is a tremendous sense of achievement when you arrive. If you are unfortunate enough to find a four-legged bothy resident it may be very angry or smelly, or both. The initial driving force behind the exodus was a process of forced evictions known as the ‘Highland Clearances’.

Unless you are planning to arrive by kayak, or take a boat trip from the Kylesku Hotel, there is no direct route to Glencoul. The exposed interior stonework has been whitewashed and the floor retains much of its original cobbling.