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Appendix A

Further information and reading

Approaching The Schoolhouse bothy, Sutherland

Glencoul bothy, Sutherland

Preface

From sea to forest, beach to mountain, this assortment of 26 bothies represents a snapshot of what’s out there in some of Britain’s wildest areas – hopefully enough to whet your appetite and make you want to go and check them out for yourself. It was never my intention to produce a catalogue of all the bothies out there, instead I wanted to provide a big enough selection for everyone to find a bothy that was not too far away, so that you could actually go and stay there. Conversely, I didn’t want too large a spread so that there were no new ones for you to discover yourself – that is, after all, the joy of bothying.

The initial basis of the selection was geographical – I don’t think anyone would have wanted to read about 26 bothies all within the same mountain range. But within that, it was a personal choice – bothies, much like mountain summits or waterproof jackets, are subjective. One that I might rate highly, others may never want to stay at. The result is a selection in which each bothy offers something slightly different, be it back-story, structure, size or views from the window.