1. Shenavall (s)
HT550 2016. a very sound sleep with rapid onset!

2. Essan Dorcha
Would love to spend a summers evening here

3. Camban (s)
Mice! but not raining inside...

4. Meanach (s)
several times. Once in summer so unbelivably hot that sleeping bags were impoosible until 2am. once in winter with snow down to sea level -15 and solid ice on the floor inside!

5. Lairig Leacach (s)
an unplanned wet weekend night stay

6. Staionineag (s)
Arrived on foot from the station. Raining.

7. Culra
popped in for a look.

8. Ben Alder (s)
On an Easter HT550 recce

9.Cadderlie (s)
accidentally got more drunk than I've ever been before or since.

10. Orrin Hydro Bothy (s)
Sleep interupted ever 20-30 minutes by other HT550 riders arriving

11. The small one by the sea (s)
As close to paradise as I've found

12. The neat one in the glen (s)
Lots of fire wood left by the estate

13. the estate one with a webpage (s)
Even more wood (and some coal) left by the estate

14. the estate one without a webpage (s)
disturbed by a man watching the black grouse leck

15. Dubs (s)
Drafty (but much improved now)

16. Warnscale head (s)
Lovely tiny bothy with one of the best views

17. that small one in the woods
damp!

18. the open sided one on the moor
drafty

19. the shooting one that is usually locked but wasn't that time
Unexpected

20. The little one in the grough
Small, with a damp un even floor

21. Nant Syddion
I like this one but understand why some may not

22. Nant Rhys
Ate a lot of cheese during the Winter event

23. Moel Prysgau
Approached in a most unorthodox way, straight down the very steep bank from the forest track above it. Headed back out that way the next day. A troop of venture scouts and a bothy spotter had the snug heated up to crazy temperatures

24. The School House
Paid a visit for a brew on a wet ride over to Ullapool

Would like to visit:
Gregs Hut
Mosedale
the secret one in the cairngorms (just for traditions sake)

I might have missed it in someone else's post but has no-one stayed at Dulyn? My first bothy, donkey's ago

Great thread idea! - Actually I've set myself a target of bagging all the MBA ones and I'm thinking of doing a bothy a month stop over next year.
anyway - been to all of these:

1. Arigh-drishaig in applecross
2. Alt Shieacheachan, P&K
3. Ben Alder cottage
4. Blackburn of Corrieyairack
5. Callater Stables, Deeside
6. Camusunary, Skye
7. Camban, Glen affric
8. Carnmore, Fisherfield (s)
9. Char, Eastern mounth (S)
10. Davy's Bourach, Angus
11. Corrour bothy, Lairigh Ghru (s)
12. Culra Bothy, Ben Alder (s)
13. Duinish, Rannoch
14. Fords of Avon shelter
15. Garbh Coire shelter, Lairigh ghru (sort of)
16. Gelder Shiel, Deeside
17. Green, Kielder
18. Gregs Hut, N Penines
19. Half-Way hut, Deeside
20. Haughtongreen, Kielder
21. Jacks Drake, Upper speyside
22. Kettleton byre, D&G (s)
23. Lairig Leachach, Grey Corries (s)
24. Luibliathan, upper speyside (s)
25. Melgarve, Upper Speyside
26. Overphawhope, Borders (s)
27. Polskeoch, D&G
28. Roughside, Kielder
29. Rowchoish, Lochlomondside
30. Ryvoan, Glenmore
31. Sarahs Bothy, P&K (s)
32. Shenval
33. Sinclair Memorial hut, Lairigh Ghru (s)
34. Suileg, Assynt (s)
35. The Teahouse
36. The Schoolhouse
37. White Laggan (s)
38. Orrin hydro hut
39. Colins Howff


Spot the Bothy!

Is it behind the red door?

whitestone wrote:Is it behind the red door?

Great Lingy Hut, only recently taken on by the MBA.

2. Essan Dorcha
Would love to spend a summers evening here

Whadya mean, Fitz? You refused the idea of an evening here and pressed on!!!!

Let me know when you plan a trip to Gregs.

Doh! you've just reminded me of Orrin!

HT rider - I have the same photo on "JR" but it was a more foggy when I passed by in Aug.

padonbike wrote:
Whadya mean, Fitz? You refused the idea of an evening here and pressed on!!!!

Was thinking it would be a less hurried trip. And it wasn’t that summery that night. Heavy going clag over into glen ling

Cheeky Monkey wrote:I might have missed it in someone else's post but has no-one stayed at Dulyn? My first bothy, donkey's ago

Me. I was there last March.. As one of my 2017 BAM campaign.

Been to Nant Syddion, Nant Rhys, Moel Prysgau, Arenig Fawr, Penrhod Isaf and Claerddu.

Minch Moor (ms) sadly demised.
Bunnies Bothy (ms).
Over Phawhope (ms).
Gameshope (ms).
Greensykes (s).
Spithope (s).
Yearning Saddle (ms).
Alt Scheicheachan (s).
Doune (s).
Ryvoan (s, outside).
Fingland (s).
Greg's But (ms)............bloody predictive text, should be Hut not But.
Ford's of Avon (v).
Cadderlie (v).

ianfitz wrote:
would like to visit
the secret one in the cairngorms (just for traditions sake)

Which one? I can think of several

Ray Young wrote:Minch Moor (ms) sadly demised.
Bunnies Bothy (ms).
Over Phawhope (ms).
Gameshope (ms).
Greensykes (s).
Spithope (s).
Yearning Saddle (ms).
Alt Scheicheachan (s).
Doune (s).
Ryvoan (s, outside).
Fingland (s).
Greg's But (ms)............bloody predictive text, should be Hut not But.
Ford's of Avon (v).
Cadderlie (v).

Just added Brattleburn (s) as of Monday night.

Mart wrote:

ianfitz wrote:
would like to visit
the secret one in the cairngorms (just for traditions sake)

Which one? I can think of several

The well known one if it's what we were talking about during the Cairngorm Loop.

whitestone wrote:

Mart wrote:

ianfitz wrote:
would like to visit
the secret one in the cairngorms (just for traditions sake)

Which one? I can think of several

The well known one if it's what we were talking about during the Cairngorm Loop.

That’s the one

ianfitz wrote:

whitestone wrote:

Mart wrote:

ianfitz wrote:
would like to visit
the secret one in the cairngorms (just for traditions sake)

Which one? I can think of several

The well known one if it's what we were talking about during the Cairngorm Loop.

That’s the one

If thats the Glen An-t-Slugain Howf I spent a fruitless hour searching for it earlier this year despite a supposedly hot tip for its location! There are some great trails in the general vicinity to boot so defo worth a visit (even if you don't find it).

I'd like to find the one on Lewis thats built into the cliff. A mate knows where it is but I've told him not to tell me as I want to see if I can hunt it out unaided.

Not visited the Lewis one but I know where it is. I think you have to contact the owners first before stopping.

whitestone wrote:Not visited the Lewis one but I know where it is. I think you have to contact the owners first before stopping.

That’s what I understand too. There’s a webpage for it!

I'll wow you with my list:

1. The secret howff (Cairngorms)

Not sure if it's the same one as discussed but it would be a bit off route on the Cairngorms Loop (far enough to screw up times for sure if on ITT I'd have thought). Used it on one of my failed attempts to do Squareface on Bhein a'Bhuird and walk Ben Avon....

metalheart wrote:I'll wow you with my list:

1. The secret howff (Cairngorms)

Not sure if it's the same one as discussed but it would be a bit off route on the Cairngorms Loop (far enough to screw up times for sure if on ITT I'd have thought). Used it on one of my failed attempts to do Squareface on Bhein a'Bhuird and walk Ben Avon....

That is the one.

Your list has quality over quantity

Howdy, my first post on here, so be gentle - I think I've got an average sized list, all in Scotland.

1) Charr (S)
2) Gelder Shiel
3) Callater
4) Faindouran (S)
5) Fords of Avon
6) Hutchison Memorial Hut
7) Corrour
8) Ryvoan
9) Allt Scheicheachan (S)
10) Ruigh Aiteachain
11) Culra (S)
12) Ben Alder Cottage (S)
13) Luib Chonnal
14) Melgarve
15) Blackburn (S)
16) Lairig Leacach
17) Meanach (S)
18) Gorton (S)
19) Camban
20) Camasunary
21) Easan Dorcha
22) Knockdamph
23) The Schoolhouse
24) Colin's Howff...

Curses I forgot Colins Howff

24) Colin's Howff...

Of course, I've also made that pilgrimage.

Just visited though (I'm not worthy)

It might even have been with Colin!

If you find one, don't use it to light the fire!
http://www.tgomagazine.co.uk/news/shelt ... your-life/

I was thinking of a more vital use if you'd forgotten a particular item, there was none in the bothy and you really need to err go.....
I'd read it first mind!