Along the river bank

Here are some pictures |I took recently of Shinnel Water as it flows past the bottom of our garden. Looking west Looking east Shinnel Water rises at 460m in the Scaur hills in the parish of Tynron and flows 13 miles to join Scaur Water near Penpont at  70m. It is known for trout fishing. About 300 metres further along from our garden it … More Along the river bank

Some Statistics!

Since we launched the Ghillie’s Bothy website at the end of May 2015 we have had 1,178 views. Most of the page views are from the UK with US coming second. We have also had views from Italy, France, Australia, Ireland and Japan. The most popular day to visit the site is Friday (21% of … More Some Statistics!

The Bucht

An old bucht (sheepfold) in the Shinnel Glen The Dictionary of Scottish Language describes the Boucht, Bought, Bucht or Bught as “A sheep fold; more strictly a small penn, usually put up in the corner of the fold in which it was customary to drive the ewes when they were to be milked”. (Jamieson 1908)

Another lovely day in Tynron

Eachann and I had a lovely walk this morning in the September sunshine.  View of Tynron Doon from the Clone Road Eachann had a very interesting time… …Counting sheep… …foraging for raspberries… …and rolling in the damp grass…