A small bothy adds a sense of scale to the wide open expanse of Rannoch Moor, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A bothy on the upper slopes of the North Pennines, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View towards Warnscales Bothy, a mountain shelter near Buttermere, with Haystacks, Buttermere and Crummock Water in the background, Lake District National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View from the Rubha Hunish lookout bothy to the Shiant Isles and Harris from the most northern tip of Skye, an SSSI due to its igneous geology and maritime cliffs, Rubha Hunish, Duntulm, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Woman hiker looks out from Rubha Hunish Coast Guard lookout bothy to the Shiant Isles and Harris at this northernmost tip of Skye, an SSSI due to its geology and maritime cliffs, Rubha Hunish, Duntulm, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Black Rock Cottage bothy on Rannoch Moor with a snow dusted Buachaille Etive Mor looming behind in winter, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Glencoe Bothy in winter, Highland Region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A bothy on the North Pennine hills near Hartside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An old crofters house at Rubha Coigach in Assynt, Sutherland, North West Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

An old fisherman's cottage at Stoer, Sutherland, northwest Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Peanmeanach Bothy near Mallaig, in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A man cooking in Peanmeanach Bothy near Mallaig in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Bothy Bivacco Bianco Marmolada south face at Passo Ombretta, Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol, Italy

Dreizinnenhuette, Three Peaks Hut, Alta Pusteria, Sesto, Dolomites, in front of Paternkofel Mountain, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Auronzo Refuge, Three Peaks hiking trail, Alta Pusteria, Dolomites of Sesto, Italy, Europe

Federseesteg footbridge in the marsh with shelter and observation tower, Bad Buchau, Landkreis Biberach district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Skiers at the Les Violettes hut from the Swiss Alpine Club in the Valais Alps, Crans Montana, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Federseesteg footbridge in the marsh with shelter and observation tower, Bad Buchau, Landkreis Biberach district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Bothy at Camasunary, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Refuge, motorhome, Giant Mountains, Czechia

Emergency hut, Neko Harbor, Gerlache strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Emergency hut, Petermann Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

The islands of St Kilda archipelago in Scotland. Island of Hirta , Traditonal Cleit, a dry stone bothy used for storing food and other materials. It is one of the few places worldwide to hold joint UNESCO world heritage status for its natural and cultural qualities. Europe, Scotland, St. Kilda, July

The islands of St Kilda archipelago in Scotland. Island of Hirta , Traditonal Cleit, a dry stone bothy used for storing food and other materials. It is one of the few places worldwide to hold joint UNESCO world heritage status for its natural and cultural qualities. Europe, Scotland, St. Kilda, July

Old stone cottage, Ross-shire, Scotland, UK