Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland, A. D. 1803 place to sleep meant finding a public house along the road, which could range from a pleasant inn by English standards, to a dirty and smoky peasants hut with no glass windows nor chimney and a dirt floor. More than once the Wordsworths were refused a room for the night [ such as the Arrochar Hotel] after dark in the rain with miles to the next town; however this was contrasted by the kindness and generosity of others, the MacFarlane's at Loch Katrine.[7] Food in 19th century Scotland along the road ranged from boiled fowl and egg on the high
Bothy until recent years as gathering points for local men and were often situated in an old hut or caravan. The etymology of the word "bothy" is uncertain. Suggestions include a relation to both "hut" as in Irish "bothán" and Scottish Gaelic "bothan" or "bothag"; a corruption of the Welsh term "bwthyn", also meaning small cottage; and a derivation from Norse "būð", cognate with English "booth" with a diminutive ending. Most bothies are ruined buildings which have been restored to a basic standard, providing a windproof and watertight shelter. They vary in size from little more than a large box up