Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Bothies are primitive shelters found primarily in Scotland (particularly in the Highlands) but also in remote parts of Wales and northern England.Highland Scotland has a low density of population by European standards, and in many remote areas the population has declined over the last 200 years due to emigration following the Highland Clearances and the Highland Potato Famine, together with ...
There are thousands of examples to draw from. A typical Scottish bothy is the Salmon Fisherman's Bothy, Newtonhill, which is perched above the Burn of Elsick near its mouth at the North Sea. [3] Another Scottish example from the peak of the salmon fishing in the 1890s is the fisherman's bothy at the mouth of the Burn of Muchalls.
Gleann Dubh Lighe (also spelled Gleann Dubh-lighe) is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, located at the foot of Streap in the Northwest Highlands mountain range.The Dubh Lighe river flows through the length of the valley. [1]
Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, Glen Affric contains the third largest area of ancient Caledonian pinewoods in Scotland, as well as lochs, moorland and mountains. [6] The area is a Caledonian Forest Reserve, [ 7 ] a national scenic area and a national nature reserve , as well as holding several other conservation ...
The easiest route is to follow the path leading up the Coire Odhar from Corrour Bothy, on the eastern side of the mountain. To reach the bothy requires a long walk in; the most usual route is to follow the Lairig Ghru from Linn of Dee, a distance of some 12 km (7 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi). The Devil's Point is often climbed along with Cairn Toul.
The Shiant Islands [1] (/ ʃ æ n t /; Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Mòra [nə ˈhelanən ˈmoːɾə] or Na h-Eileanan Seunta [nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiant̪ə] ⓘ) or Shiant Isles are a privately owned island group in the Minch, east of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They are five miles (eight kilometres) southeast of the Isle of ...
Corrour Bothy in October 2009. Corrour Bothy is a simple stone building on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located below Coire Odhar between The Devil's Point and Cairn Toul on the western side of the River Dee in the Lairig Ghru. The bothy is a single room with a fireplace and chimney in its northern gable.
Achmelvich lies three miles (five kilometres) northwest of Lochinver, and 40 miles (65 kilometres) north of Ullapool, in the northwest of the Scotland, accessed by single-track road which leads from the B869 coastal tourist route. Despite the difficult road, the area is popular with tourists.