Plural of bothie; multiple small huts, cottages, or basic shelters, particularly common in Scottish rural and highland regions.
The plural form of 'bothie,' derived from Scottish Gaelic 'bothaidh'; the '-ies' plural follows the standard pattern for words ending in '-ie' in Scots and Northern English dialects.
There are hundreds of bothies still scattered across Scotland and England, maintained by a network of volunteers—they're like a hidden hospitality system maintained by strangers for strangers!
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