Abyssinia (A night in the haunted bothy)

[@donnavansenior]

A good looking bothy Brian, and nice that you put a bit of the history of the place on screen. Looks like a grand night was had & I hope everyone got over the river crossing on the way back without getting their feet too wet lol. I hate river crossings on slippy stones😂😂 a nice escape from the everyday routine, bothies are great for that TFS :)

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye it's a cracking wee bothy Donna and a good night was had by all 🍺🍺 river crossing safely negotiated in the morning 😂 I'm not keen on them either Donna 😁 thanks for watching and commenting atb Brian 👍

[@thelifeofbrian282]

@@donnavansenior A great wee night DVS x just nice to do something when the weather is pants 🌧️ yeah river crossings can be tricky in spate 😂 nice wee bothy and not too far from the road 🚘 nice wee bit of history around the bothy as well, thanks very much for watching and commenting Donna atb Brian 👍

[@RockStar67]

Lol loved the river crossing that's a great la'al bothie well kitted out with awesome views of my favourite Hill in that area Ben an Lochain...great video Bri love that Scottish music and a la'al clip of my all time favourite track Free Bird well done Bud...a cracking night with ya Marras ATVB Andy and your pal the ROCK STAR ⭐

[@thelifeofbrian282]

A fantastic night Andy with some great tunes, good company and a few beers 🍻 Fantastic wee bothy in stunning surroundings 👌 cheers Marra atb Brian 👍

[@McConnachy]

Lynard Skinard Freebird in the bothy, what a result. Thanks for the video

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Great tune 👌 thanks for watching atb Brian 👍

[@andrewsadventures5747]

Top vid Brian. Looked alot of fun. Good Craic with a few drinks and some old tunes. 👍

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye a cracking wee night Andy 👌 cheers atb Brian 👍

[@robodrone5662]

You are very brave 💪

[@thelifeofbrian282]

😂😂😂

[@ootnboots]

Good stuff Brian , looked a good night . Does Murchie live there , I’ve seen him in that Bothy a few times now lol .. PS I seen you at the Eddlewood pitches last week, I drove by ..cheers Stevie

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Cheers Stevie 👍 aye Murchie loves that bothy 😁 did you have a day pass to get into Eddlewood 😂 atb Brian 👍

[@ootnboots]

@@thelifeofbrian282 I live there Brian lol

[@thelifeofbrian282]

@@ootnboots seriously 😂 it's a small world 🌎 right enough Stevie 😂

[@AultsighAdventures]

Love the cerry oot Brian , crackeen bothie 🙂

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Just a small bag Roy 🛍️ 😂 aye lovely wee Bothy 👌

[@maxsparks5183]

The fact that you played the quintessential southern United States rock band (Lynyrd Skynyrd) of the 1970’s most famous song, “Free Bird” as background music hooked this American from the south (Arkansas) and is reason enough to subscribe. Carry on brother. 👍🇺🇸

[@thelifeofbrian282]

It's an absolute classic tune 🎸 welcome to the channel 👍

[@JohnR1298]

Gawd I'll bet it was good to get dried off when you got there 😮😊 Thanks for a very good video. For all the rain the scenery was gorgeous and the bothy looked spacious. Interesting little bit of history too ❤🤓🧐 Finish the day dry, hot food, a couple of tinnies with some cracking toones, marvellous 😊 Thanks again, liked & subscribed 👍😁

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Yes it was nice to get dried off and chill with some good tunes and a few beers John 🍻 thanks very much atb Brian 👍

[@glendamears3618]

Looking like fun guys. I think yous scared the ghost away 😮😮😮😮

[@thelifeofbrian282]

I wouldn't be surprised Glenda 😂

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

I don’t know how I missed this one. I’ve hiked within sight of it on day hikes a few times and we’ve always commented on the name. I didn’t know it was haunted. A very decent bothy. I’ve never slept in one yet. They will be a welcome escape from the wet/cold/midges. A warm fire and a bit of camaraderie ale-assisted: what could be better!👍👏👏 Good tidy campsite/bothy ethos too. Brilliant stuff Brian.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye it's a cracking bothy and not too far from the main road, always a welcome escape from the cold or the midgies, a nice roaring fire and a few ales ...ahh bliss 😜 cheers Terry atb Brian 👍

[@PAADVENTURES1]

Fantastic Brian! Great wee adventure! I especially liked the fireside chat.....a fantastic night! Did you burn the guys socks? 😅😅😅😅

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye some great banter 😀 inadvertently responsible for the socks 😂 cheers bud 👍

[@tonym505]

Great video mate, you were really committed to they walk by the camera shots, 10 out of 10 for that 👏🏻 looks an excellent bothy, hope it wasn’t as haunted as made out. 😮😁👍🏻🍻

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Believe it or not Tony, there was a strange incident 🧐 I went outside for the call of nature and when I tried to get back in the door 🚪 wouldn't open, I thought 🤔 obviously it was one of my mates but when I actually forced the door open with my shoulder they were sitting in the living area and the glass door was closed, I'm not really into ghost's 👻 and that kind of thing but I certainly can't explain that one 😲 thanks for watching and commenting Tony atb Brian 👍

[@tonym505]

@@thelifeofbrian282 to be honest if that happened to me I don’t know how long I’d have hung about 😂 so top marks for that lol 🍻😁

[@thelifeofbrian282]

@@tonym505 😂😂😂

[@philipkennedy9576]

Bothys are not what they used to be , they were for a shelter for hill walkers , but now used by folk who rarely walk a hill , they come to the bothy for a nights partying or cheap family holidays, If I was to come of the hill in a bad night looking shelter I would not get in, These guys are not interested in the hills

[@thelifeofbrian282]

I kind of get where your coming from but in my own case, I've done over 200 Munro's 🏔️ and many other hills 🏔️ at this particular point the weather as happens often in Scotland was very poor and had been for a weeks, so although it's not a big walk, we three friends decided to brave the weather and head for Abyssinia bothy, yes we had a few beers and met one other young Spanish guy who was visiting Scotland and using the bothy in part of his walk, we offered him a few drinks and exchanged stories regarding adventures large and small, a very pleasant encounter and the young man left in the morning very happy to have spent a lovely night in the bothy commenting how friendly we Scots are, we then set about cleaning the bothy and leaving it the way we found it, if you had appeared that night Phillip you certainly have got into the bothy and been made very welcome, atb Brian 👍

[@outofayrshire143]

Great vid Brian, looked like great fun, good company, good craic, quality tunes and swally….love how we all use that word “atmospheric” to describe the weather when we really mean utter shite 😂😂 Belter mate, Steven 😊👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Spot on Steven 😂😂😂 for atmospheric read pish 😂😂😂 cheers bud, atb Brian 👍

[@wendingourway]

A great adventure indeed! Nope, not going to hope a ghost calls my name...lol Bruce and Otis

[@thelifeofbrian282]

I would have run a mile 😂 thanks atb Brian 👍

[@hikingwithfrank315]

Nice one Brian, must have been great looking forward to reaching the bothy, getting the 🔥on and having a few 🍺🍺🍺🍺 and a laugh. Great to escape somewhere when weather is shite.👍 ATB Frank.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye good to get out of the house and have a wee mini adventure bud 🍻🎵🔥 cheers atb Brian 👍

[@ALochOnTheWildSide]

Great Trail & Bothy Brian - one of my fav starting points for a hike or 4 - great bit of burn running 🏃🏃🏃‍♂amazing the people you know when you get to that bothy, Robert was still there from last time I was in 😂😂

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye it's a great wee bothy in stunning surroundings mate 👍 aye Robert likes a bothy 😁 cheers Dave 👍 atb Brian 👍

[@alexdingwall-wq6hl]

Great vid again Brian. 👍

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Cheers mate 👍

[@murchiesmountains2820]

Really enjoyed that Brian 😍👍.Great edit mate..What a laugh we had in the bothy 😂..Brilliant times mate..Superb video mate 😍 Cheers Robert

[@thelifeofbrian282]

It was a great wee night bud 👌

[@murchiesmountains2820]

@@thelifeofbrian282 😍👍

[@themunrobagger]

Nice 1 lads. Looked a good chilled out nite. Great edit, mate 👌 😊

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye great wee night bud 👌 cheers 👍

[@callumferguson104]

Great wee video with some history of the name I didn’t know as a local. I know the land owner, good bloke 👍

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Thanks very much Callum, it's an interesting wee bothy that's for sure, cheers atb Brian 👍

[@bobgorman2821]

Good wee video enjoyed it. Never knew of this place but maybe not in use in the 60’s / 70’s. Arrochar area “ was fabulous “ parking has buggered it now. We climbed all over the Cobbler, hitched up on Friday night, nobody had a car but it was quite easy, had a couple of beers and went up to the Sucoth caves for the night. Sometimes dodged the beer and walked up into the main Corrie . There was a doss under a big boulder. You could get up early and climb all day. Another night under the boulder and a couple more routes in the morning before the hitch home. Happy days indeed. Bothies were a way of life then and most climbers and weekenders would maintain them themselves. They are becoming like 2* hotels now. Last one I went to in Glen Affric had solar panels ffs. Too old to do any of that now but I do miss it. Keep up the filming, good to see some down to earth stuff.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Thanks so much for your lovely comments Bob, yes things have definitely changed over the years, some good some bad but I think that people like yourself making the effort to get up to the likes of Arrochar and sleeping under Narnains Boulders so that you can get out in the mountains another day before heading home for work is absolutely amazing and shows how dedicated you were to enjoying every moment in the hills, old school indeed and the younger generation could learn a lot from the likes of yourself, again thank you so much and hopefully the next video will keep you tuned in, thanks atb Brian 👍

[@sherryl1275]

We all are more alike then we think....I wee u I hear u with Lynard skyward." free bird"....lol that caught my full attention...cheers to your bothy.trip some beers an good music in one the most beautiful places on earth...from a sista from another mista in USA !!! ❤❤❤❤ WIsh the states had these hideaways brothy...but reality if they did folks would just take advantage an move in never leave thinking free yup its there's 😢..... sad reality..

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Yes they're a Godsend Sherry, ideal for coming off the hills for shelter but also handy for good wee night if the weather isn't so good, can't beat a wee bit of Lynard Skynyrd 🎸 aye Scotland is certainly beautiful even better if we get the sunshine 🌞 thanks very much Sherry atb Brian 👍

[@spookygirl7761]

When we have that kind of weather in New Mexico. We all say, " We're having a London weather.". ( but now, i think when we have a rare foggy morning in NM, I'll say "were having a Scottish rare foggy morning". ). cheers ✌️

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Yes we definitely have a lot more foggy mornings than London that's for sure ☁️ 😂 thanks atb Brian 👍

[@donsharma6136]

gorgeous!😁

[@Kev_Russ]

Looked a guid night Bry. Cannae beat a bothy night wi bevy n tunes when the weather is gash. Murchy loves that bothy eh 😂 What's the wee injection/needle thingy mjingy you use for your fuel for speedsters? Looked quite handy.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye a guid wee night indeed Kev 🍻🎵 Ideal when the weather is crap 💩 aye Murchy was in good form 😁 it's just a 30ml syringe bud 💉 cheers atb Brian 👍

[@catharinethomas5797]

Are ALL bothies haunted?!? I think this is video number seven I've watched of haunted Scottish bothies (or bothys). Just asking.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Because they are usually very old buildings, there's always the local stories about people experiencing weird goings on about past occupants still haunting the place, for example the old lady who fed the chickens at Abbyssinnia or the one legged man calling at the bothy in the wee small hours, I think the stories go hand in hand with most old buildings, castles etc, for what it's worth I don't believe in all those ghostly goings on but hand on heart, I went outside for the call of nature and when I tried to re-enter the bothy it felt like someone was applying pressure on the inside of the door, trying to keep me out, I thought 🤔 it was obviously one of my mates playing a prank but when I lost my patience and forced entry by using my shoulder, to my surprise 🫢 I found my two mates where sitting cosily in front of the fire 🔥 and the glass door to that room was firmly closed, there was no way they could have moved that quickly, they confirmed they hadn't moved recently but thought 🤔 maybe the beer 🍺 had kicked in 😂 I know it certainly wasn't the beer 🍺 as it's a simple one push latch and not even a turning handle, kinda strange 😬

[@catharinethomas5797]

@@thelifeofbrian282 Thanks much for your response!

[@sjennica]

Skip to 14:20 for Free Bird

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Aye it's a tune alright 🎸👍

[@pauledwards499]

Great video, nice bothy and brilliant music, can't beat the Stone Roses! Was Mussolini there, shooting peanuts in the air?

[@robertkerr8205]

I was brought up here before most of the trees were planted.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Its a lovely part of Scotland, that must have been nice for you

[@zoomankat]

A Bothy !? Och I can na be Bothered.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

😳

[@user-vx5pq1mv8r]

poor lads just drying his pants in the corner 😆

[@billirvine9078]

Getsus oot the hoose.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

🤣🤣🤣

[@VladislavBabbitt]

A nice thing to do.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Not too far from the main road, so very handy when the weather isn't great 👍

[@VladislavBabbitt]

@@thelifeofbrian282 I love staying in haunted places. Plus the noises at night are spooky as well.

[@highlandsmokery8421]

Pish!

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Thanks very much for your pish comment 😉

[@74quo]

Why is everything supposedly haunted in Scotland All click bait😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Usually very old buildings with local folklore stories of ex inhabitants still putting in an appearance 👻 but I think 🤔 your right every bothy in Scotland seems to be haunted 😂