It is a building on a farm for farm workers to live in. Most farms have very few employees now, so most of these buildings are now redundant. A bothy is also a very basic shelter in mountainous areas where walkers and climbers can take shelter if the weather gets bad.
The Bothy Band was created in 1974.
Bothy Culture was created in 1998.
Most commonly, a "hut", however well-appointed! Also "refuge". In some places, particularly Scotland, a "bothy".
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A hikers hut is also known as a bothy or bothies
Bothy ballads are traditional Scottish folk songs that originated in the northeast region of Scotland. They typically tell stories of rural life, work on farms, and the experiences of farm laborers living in bothies (basic farm cottages) during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The lyrics often feature themes of hard work, camaraderie, humor, and sometimes romance.
Hunting lodge is bothan seilg.The Scots use the words bothan, both or bothy, which derive from Old Irish both, meaning a hut or mountain shelter. Bothan is the Gaelic version; both and bothy are Scots dialect.The English word booth is closely related.
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland.
John Ord has written: 'The bothy songs & ballads of Aberdeen, Banff & Moray, Angus and the Mearns' -- subject(s): Scots Ballads, Scots Folk songs