
From Issue Nine of Hidden Scotland Magazine
Curating Scotland's Bothy Culture
Kat Hill’s book of bothy stories.
Words by Laura Anne Brown · Photographs by Nicholas White & Simon Hird
Simple shelters in secluded places. Kat Hill’s book ‘Bothy’ weaves visitors’ stories with her own, creating a new anthology of this unique part of Scotland’s outdoors.

Hi Kat! Tell readers a bit about you, in your own words.
I’m a writer and researcher based on Skye, interested in themes of place and belonging. For years I worked as an academic historian focused on pre-modern religious communities. But I left academia and shifted my focus to the environment, though I still teach, write, and research. I’m also a community engagement coordinator for Highlands Rewilding, working with rural Scottish communities to understand how nature restoration intersects with human lives. Otherwise, I’m swimming in the sea, adding to my rock and bone collection, or reading books.
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