Martin Travers (writer), Matilda Brown (composer and musician) and Martyn Robertson from Urbancroft (film maker) are appealing to the public to contribute to their bothies project.  They are gathering people’s dramatic and memorable stories from walking and sheltering in the Scottish hills.

Five boxes have been placed in bothies across Scotland: Culra Bothy, north of Loch Ericht, near Dalwhinnie;  Doune Bothy, Loch Lomondside; Burly Whag Bothy, Dumfries & Galloway;  Uags Bothy, south of Applecross and Coire Fionnaraich Bothy, on the  Coulin Pass between Achnashellach and Torridon.

Visitors to the bothies will encounter a box containing a notebook, pencils and a camera and will be invited to share their experiences of bothying.  For those who won’t be passing, they can send their stories to bothy.box@nationaltheatrescotland.com. These stories will form part of a future project and will be shared online at www.bothy-box.co.uk. The project has the support of the Mountain Bothies Association.

Source: National Theatre of Scotland