Corrour Bothy - Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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N 57° 02.521 W 003° 40.856
30V E 458681 N 6322268
Famous mountain bothy in the heart of the Cairngorms of Scotland only accessible from a long hike from either the south-east, or north over mountain passes.
Waymark Code: WM1ATM7
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/06/2024
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Corrour Bothy is one of Scotland's most famous mountain refuges, situated at the foot of the Lairig Ghru, one of the mountain passes in the Cairngorms in which the bothy is centrally located a long distance from any road.
The bothy is named after Coire Odhar, the dun-coloured corrie, under which it stands, close to the famous peak of The Devil's Point which lies above to the south-west. The bothy was built in 1877 as a deer watcher's refuge, and remained so until 1920. In 1949 it was refurbished by the Cairngorm Club as a refuge for mountaineers and has been maintained by the Mountain Bothies Association since 1967.
The building measures 19.5 feet by 12 feet and has a fireplace with chimney on the north gable. A toilet was added as a wooden extension in 2006 on the south side. The space inside barely houses more than four, and most decide to pitch tents around the site.
The bothy can only be reached by a long hike from either the Linn of Dee from the south-east, or from the north over the Lairig Ghru. It is used for those attempting to climb the four mountains on the western side of the pass, The Devil's Point, The Angel's Peak, Braeriach and Cairn Toul, the last two being the 3rd and 4th highest mountains in the UK.