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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 ...
Scotland's most durable snow patch, Garbh Choire Mòr, Braeriach, 8 August 2008. The Cairngorms hold some of the longest-lying snow patches in Scotland: On Ben Macdui, snow has been known to persist at a few locations from one winter to the next. [32] Lying at the north-eastern shoulder of Cairn Gorm is Ciste Mhearad.
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.
Cairn Gorm (Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm) [4] is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands.It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains.With a summit elevation of 1,245 m (4,085 ft) above sea level, Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the sixth-highest mountain in the British Isles.
The Lairig Ghru (Scottish Gaelic: Làirig Dhrù) is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland. The route and mountain pass partially lies on the Mar Lodge Estate . Like many traditional routes, the ends of the route through the Lairig Ghru are like the ends of a frayed rope.
A ruined stone 'bothy' just east of the summit of Ben Macdui built around 1847 by (or for the use of) the survey team from the Ordnance Survey who surveyed the Cairn Gorm / Ben Macdui plateau. This survey settled the argument over whether Ben Macdui or Ben Nevis was the highest mountain in Britain .
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:46, 29 October 2010: 1,425 × 1,173 (1.35 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of the Cairngorms National Park, UK with the following information shown: *National Park boundary *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirect
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.