Mick Hartley

A bothy is an unlocked shelter out in the wilds, available for anyone to use. The Mountain Bothies Association is a charity which maintains about 100 of these shelters in some of the remoter parts of Great Britain – mostly in Scotland, but also in Wales and the North of England. Landscape photographer Nicholas JR White has been photographing bothies, and the people involved in looking after them, for his project, Black Dots.

Corrour Bothy & The Devil's Point. The Cairngorms, Scotland

Sandy's Canoe at Peanmeanach Bothy. Ardnish Peninsula, Scotland

Shenavall and The Great Wilderness. Scotland

Outbuilding at Penrhos Isaf. Snowdonia National Park, Wales

Mosedale Cottage, The Lake District (Eastern Fells), England

Inside Mosedale Cottage. The Lake District (Eastern Fells), England

Glencoul. Northern Highlands, Scotland

Taigh Thormoid Dhuibh. Raasay, Scotland

Warnscale Head and Haystacks. The Lake District, England

Greg's Hut. The Pennines, England

Strabeg. Northern Highlands, Scotland

Hutchinson Memorial Hut. The Cairngorms, Scotland

[Photos: © Nicholas JR White]

You can see a short (4 minute) film about the project here.