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1. A small cottage or hut, especially in northern England, Scotland, or Ireland.

2. A house for accommodating a number of workers for the same company, farmer, or employer.

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Names can be added on the notice board in the bothy, or just phone the fishery.

Fish in mood for sport

The tasting lodge would be used by groups of up to 12 people to sample whisky and would house up to six people wishing to stay overnight for a traditional "bothy experience".

National park 'calls in' tasting lodge application; Planning: Public's views on proposed Chivas Brothers' 'bothy' plans sought

Sitting right behind the railway station at Blair Atholl, the Bothy Bar is the kind of place some Scottish folk might cringe at, with its swathes of plaid, taxidermy, mounted antlers and paintings of old steam locomotives (the Duchess of Atholl, naturally).

Tartan, mounted antlers and sporrans aplenty give hearty Highland welcome

"This trend for the bothy has attracted a different type of user and we are concerned that health and safety on the hills is compromised and the integrity of the bothy lost.

Police campaign to protect the bothies

There have been reports of vandalism and fires and one incident saw a group of hillwalkers requiring rescue from a hillside after being prevented access to a bothy full of revellers.

Cops patrol bothies after hill parties

When Walter returned home to Scotland, he found his bothy had washed away.

Walter the Wanderer

With enough Wensleydale stone for the bothy and garden walls, Honley-based stone supplier Abacus stepped up to provide sandstone for other features, including the bothy lintels.

Meltham dry stone wallers win gold medal at Chelsea

Fortunately, at this point the estate's manager Alastair Gibson started his normal check on the bothy and heard Gregor's call for help and they lifted Paul off the floor and back on to the bench.

THANK YOU, SON!

DESIGNED by an architect, this impressive cottage in Haydon Bridge enjoys sweeping views across the Tyne Valley and comes with a an adjacent and self-contained two bedroom bothy, or smaller cottage.

Stylish cottage a perfect place to rest and enjoy the view

2 GUMBER BOTHY, SUSSEX From [euro]16 per person, per night

TOP 10 campsites; Whether it's a yurt, a barn, a bothy or just an ordinary pitch, the UK National Trust has sites for sore eyes

The new residence is called the Bothy Cottage - "bothy" is a Scottish word for a small hut or cottage - and is located between two existing Sponsors homes for women.