- bothies
- n. hut
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Mountain Bothies Association — The Mountain Bothies Association (MBA) is a Scottish charity which looks after almost one hundred shelters in some of the remoter parts of the UK. Most of the MBA bothies are in Scotland, with others in the north of England and Wales. They belong … Wikipedia
Bothy — A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use without charge. It was also a term for basic accommodation usually for gardeners or other workers on an estate. Bothies are to be found in remote, mountainous areas … Wikipedia
Bothy ballad — Bothy Ballads are songs sung by farm labourers, specifically in the northeast region of Scotland. Bothies are outbuildings on a farm, where unmarried farm labourers used to sleep often in harsh conditions. In the evening, to entertain themselves… … Wikipedia
Corrour Bothy — (21AUG07) 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… … Wikipedia
Flannan Isles — Infobox Scottish island | latitude=58.3 longitude= 7.6 GridReference=NA720460 celtic name=Na h Eileanan Flannach norse name= meaning of name=Flannan Isles area=50 ha over more than a dozen islands area rank= 0 highest elevation=88 m on Eilean Mòr … Wikipedia
Dunmore Pineapple — The Dunmore Pineapple The Dunmore Pineapple is a folly said to rank as the most bizarre building in Scotland. [1] It is situated in Dunmore Park, approximately one kilometre northwest of Airth and the same distance south of Dunmore in the Falkirk … Wikipedia
Jimmy MacBeath — (1894 1972) was an itinerant worker and singer of Bothy Ballads.Jimmy MacBeath (pronounced the same as Macbeth) was born in the fishing village of Portsoy, Banffshire in Scotland. He learned songs such as Lord Randall (Child Ballad 12) from his… … Wikipedia
History of the Outer Hebrides — The Hebrides were settled early on in the settlement of the British Isles, perhaps as early as the Mesolithic era, around 8500 8250 BC, after the climatic conditions improved enough to sustain human settlement. There are examples of structures… … Wikipedia
Горный приют — Маленькая горная хижина в Кицбюэльских Альпах (нем. Kitzbüheler Alpen) у подножия Крёндльхорна (нем.& … Википедия
St Kilda, Scotland — Infobox Scottish island latitude=57.8 longitude= 8.6 GridReference=NF095995 celtic name=Hiort norse name=Possibly Skildir meaning of name= Unknown, possibly Gaelic for westland area= 854.6 ha area rank= highest elevation= Conachair 430 m… … Wikipedia
