Bothy
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A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge. It was also a term for basic accommodation, usually for gardeners or other workers on an estate. Bothi
Lairig Leacach Bothy, Lochaber, Scotland
The Bothy Code, seen at the 'Tarf Hotel' Bothy, Perth and Kinross
The interior of the gardener's bothy at Audley End House
Wilderness hut
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A wilderness hut, bothy, backcountry hut, or backcountry shelter is a free, primitive mountain hut for temporary accommodation, usually located in wilderness areas, national parks and along backpackin
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…are particularly common in the Scottish Highlands, but related buildings can be found around the world (for example, in the Nordic countries there are wilderness huts). A bothy was also a semi-legal drinking den on the Isle of Lewis. These, such as Bothan Eòrapaidh, were used until recent years as gathering points…
Back country hut in the Haast River valley of the West Coast region of New Zealand
Biwakschachtel, or bivouac box. The Birkkarhütte at 2635m near the Birkkarspitze (2,749 metres), the highest peak in the Karwendel Mountains, Austrian Tyrol
A lean-to at Black Pond, Keese Mill, New York