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Informal Use uncertain

Johnny Gordon's Bothy

Eastern Highlands

2 published sources

Current access or overnight use is not confirmed. Carry independent shelter and check locally.

Simple stone bothy. Stone grate, earth floor. Referenced in the Scottish Bothy Bible. Not MBA.

Sleeps
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Location withheld We do not publish a location for this shelter. No landowner or official source supports listing it, so the map pin, grid reference and approach notes have been removed. See why we withhold some locations.
Partly verified The guide is sourced, but some details still lack reliable current evidence.

Facilities

Indoor fireplace / stove
Raised sleeping platform
Toilet (spade)
Water nearby
Electricity
Shower
Boat / ferry access
Stalking notice

History

A local hillwalking account says Johnny Gordon lived alone in this small shieling in the late nineteenth century and died soon after being moved to Kirkton of Lee. No archive or estate source was found to confirm that account. The building survives as a simple stone shelter with an earth floor.

Aberdeen Hillwalking Club account; Cairngorm Club Glen Lee route · Updated 2026-07-25