Corrour Bothy

[2] In spite of Watson's earlier work and his understanding of Gaelic—and its local dialect— Dixon and Green suggested an alternative origin for the place name as a shelter for the currour, or forester's assistant.

When I first knew the Cairngorms an old watcher named Charles Robertson, a great character, inhabited the bothy, and was succeeded by John MacintoshAn even earlier mention, from 1901, gives an account of passing Corrour Bothy: At mid-day we were abreast of Glen Geusachan, and Charlie Robertson saluted us from the door of his hut (Corrour) as we passed on the opposite side of the Dee.

We thereafter made tracks across the glen, and, fording the Dee, prepared for the ascent of Cairn ToulIn 1975 Watson wrote that the last watcher at Corrour Bothy was Frank Scott who left in 1920.

[7][4][1] Archaeologically, the site is complicated: close to the bothy there are stones in the ground that appear to have formed part of some earlier construction, perhaps the remains of the summer shieling-huts.

Ralph Storer has published extensive extracts from the books, making the observation that, over the years, their literary merit has lagged behind the increase in visitors.