Corrour Bothy

LOCATION: LAT/LONG 57.0418, -3.6810[1]  , NO 981 958, 564m, LR Map 36
 
Standing resolute beneath the steep slabs of The Devil's Point in the strath of the meandering River Dee, Corrour Bothy is one of the most famous and popular of all Scotland's open shelters. Over the best part of a hundred years, it has been a refuge for generations of hill-walkers and climbers, and is referenced in numerous dispatches, articles and books such as Gordon Seton's The Charm of the Hills and Adam Watson's It's a Fine Day for the Hill. Consequently, the bothy can be busy during the summer months so it’s best to take a tent, especially at weekends. But in the quieter winter months, the shelter really comes into its own and if you are prepared to venture out here under a covering of snow, you’ll get a sense of the true majesty of the Cairngorms inner sanctum.