Scottish Bothy Walks - 28 best bothy adventures

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WALK 24 The Lookout & Rubha Hunish on Skye THE LOOKOUT out the ruins and field system of Erisco. This flat, fertile ground running down to the coast has been occupied since the time of the Vikings. Sadly, their descendants were forced from their homes after the first wave of land clearances during the 19th century, replaced by the landlord for cottars (tenant farmers), who built a line of eight thatched cottages along the old enclosure wall, at regularly spaced intervals. 2 After half a mile of gentle climbing, pass through a kissing gate in a boundary fence that marks the common grazing land. Head on up the slope, and then follow a vague path to the obvious depression on the horizon between Meall Tuath and Meall Deas. As you approach the gap, the smell of the sea permeates the air and suddenly you are peering down to Rubha Hunish, a bony finger of rock and pasture jutting out into the sea. The name illustrates its intertwined heritage: Rubha is Gaelic for ‘headland’ while Hunish derives from Old Norse, meaning ‘headland of the bear cub’. The <strong>bothy</strong>, an easy 5-minute walk up the slope to the right, is a small, boxy building, refurbished by the MBA after suffering storm damage in 2005. The interior was faithfully restored to the original design, and the west-facing panes replaced in the epic bay window. 3 Energised by the views, go back down to the gap, climb over two stiles in quick succession, to reach a kissing gate. Take a deep breath, and then scramble down a weakness in the basalt cliffs to the grassy bank below. This is less alarming than it looks, though you do need a good head for heights for the first few steps. Once you reach 212
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Page 7 and 8: CONTENTS EASTERN HIGHLANDS Table of
Page 9 and 10: TABLE OF WALKS SUMMITS NAVIGATION T
Page 11 and 12: INTRODUCTION Bothy Walks is a natur
Page 13 and 14: CROSSING THE PARPH, SOUTH OF CAPE W
Page 15 and 16: BOTHIES & BOTHYING ‘A simple shel
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Page 20 and 21: WALKING IN TO SANDWOOD BAY
Page 22 and 23: WALK 1 Sandwood Bay & the bothies a
Page 24 and 25: WALK 1 Sandwood Bay & the bothies a
Page 26 and 27: WALK DIRECTIONS 1 Sandwood Bay & th
Page 28 and 29: GLENDHU BOTHY
Page 30 and 31: WALK 2 Beinn Leòid from Kylestrome
Page 36 and 37: DIRECTIONS 6 Descend SW to Bealach
Page 38 and 39: CAISTEAL LIATH
Page 41 and 42: THE ISLANDS
Page 43: WALK 24 THE LOOKOUT & RUBHA HUNISH
Page 47 and 48: DIRECTIONS 1 From the small car par
Page 49 and 50: WALK 25 NEW CAMASUNARY BOTHY, THE
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Page 53 and 54: WALK 25 New Camasunary Bothy, the
Page 55 and 56: DIRECTIONS 1 From the visitors’ c
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