Following on from yesterday's window image inside the Gelder Shiel bothy, here you can see the location of the bothy, sitting behind the Hunting Lodge, commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1865.
The window I photographed is at the back of the bothy, facing into the trees. It was the former stables. These buildings sit beside the Gelder Burn (the white water) near one of the paths leading up to Lochnagar. The word Shiel just means shelter, or bothy.
We've walked Lochnagar on many occasions, but it was No. 1 of our 'counting' Munros, and is closest to home. We had done some prior to this, but we wiped the slate clean and restarted with Lochnagar on 3rd January 2019 with our son and girlfriend. The current plan (injury permitting) is to finish all 282 by June 2025.
A great pov of view, I can visualise you on the river bank capturing this great photo. A fantastic achievement & great ongoing challenge Ooo and wonderful to share with your son.
You have such solid well built properties in Scotland. This looks likes it would be still standing in another 100 years! Lochnagar must be very close to your heart…your first Munro plus you live very near it.
Of course the present king wrote about it & painted it too.
@happypat Yes, and Lord Byron! The steep frowning glories ... Dad made me smile the other week. I asked him what his favourite hill was - thinking he might say Lochnagar, or Ben Macdhui, but no, he thought a moment and said 'The Hill of Fare'!!! It's a tiny local hill, height 470m, but I expect it's the memories he has of it that make it special for him. It is close to his childhood home in Midmar and an area he would have visited and played as a child. When I asked him about the high Cairngorms, he said 'No, they just hold memories of hardships and struggles'. Interesting, I thought, but understandable.
@jamibann Understandable to feel that way… there would be both sad & happy memories of lost & found. His favourite Hill of Fare would be memories of packed lunches, freedom & friends out for pleasure! You dad & your family should be so proud of all he’s done in his lifetime tramping in all weathers to help others! He must be a very interesting man to talk to.
I’m sure you’ll be celebrating come this time next year 282 Munros!
Of course the present king wrote about it & painted it too.