Scotland is getting its own version of cabin porn with The Bothy Project. Primarily designed to give artists residency space in remote spaces around Scotland, the first bothy to be completed is now open to paying guests for part of the year. It may feel remote but it is only four miles from Aviemore and is located near Inshriach House in the Cairngorms national park.
Walter Micklethwait, who manages the accomodation side, said in The Guardian: ‘There’s something about buildings with no power and made with natural materials that is just really good for the soul.’ Light is provided by candles, the log burning stove, the moon and the solar-powered fairy lights that guide you to the composting toilet. You can shower under the stars on the deck with a canvas contraption containing harvested rainwater.
The bothy is the creation of architectural designer Iain MacLeod and artist Bobby Niven. Instead of using residency grants for individual residencies they decided to build a lasting legacy – a bothy that could be used by other artists as an ongoing residency space. The bothy was built in conjunction with Walter and the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.
The Micklethwaits already rent out a 1950s lorry, the Beer Moth, that has been converted into a campervan for two and was featured in Avocado Sweet last year. A yurt or the large Edwardian house are other options at Inshriach.
Both properties are for rent on the Canopy and Stars website.
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