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A stone steading with a slated roof and an arched green door stands beside a gravel courtyard, daffodils growing at its base.
Perthshire

West Tempar Bothy

For two, with one bedroom, firewood and room for the dog. Three nights at least. From £150 a night. Arrive from 4pm, leave by 10am.

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Welcome

West Tempar Bothy is a restored Highland bothy for two in the farmyard at West Tempar, at the foot of Schiehallion and two miles from Kinloch Rannoch at the head of Loch Rannoch.

It’s part of A Highland Life, Andrew and Kate Duncan’s family farm in the Rannoch glen, and it has been carefully restored to keep its original features and its character.

Pale green doors open from the yard into one room for living and cooking, lined in age-smoked timber panelling, with a wood-burning stove in the old stone fireplace, a simple kitchen and a dining area. A steep, narrow ladder climbs to the bedroom in the roof, where there’s a king bed and a fold-out bed for an adult or child. The shower room is outside, 20 steps behind the bothy, and is for bothy guests only. There is Wi-Fi, and on a clear night the sky over the glen is full of stars.

A Modern Highland Life, photograph by Alex Martin
Noise travels a long way in a glen: we can often hear the team gathering the sheep off the hill on the other side of the loch.
Andrew and Kate Duncan
Our interviewA Modern Highland LifeRead our interview
What is here

Downstairs there’s a wood-burning stove, a dining area and a kitchen with a double hob, a fridge-freezer, a microwave, a toaster and a kettle, with hot water in the kitchen and in the shower room.

Wood for fires
Bicycle storage
Board games
Kitchen
Self check-in
Wood-burning stove
Good to know
Sleeps
Two, and a small fold-out single.
Dogs
Welcome, at £25 a stay. Keep them out of the fields with the cattle, which are curious about dogs.
Access
The bedroom is up a ladder, and the shower room is outside, at the back.
Television
None, but the Wi-Fi will stream to your own device.
Smoking
None, inside or out, vaping included.
Quiet
Between 10pm and 8am. Noise travels a long way in a glen.
Water
From their own supply on the hill. Safe to drink, though it can run brown with peat after rain.
Shops
Kinloch Rannoch's village store, 2 miles away. Co-ops in Aberfeldy and Pitlochry.
From the farm
Their own Pasture for Life beef, slow-grown and native, sold direct from the farm.
Provided
Linen, towels, soap and toilet paper. Bring your own shampoo.
Booked together
With Garden Cottage, at the top of the drive.
When it is free

November2026

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Your dates

Choose the night you arrive.Then the morning you leave.

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At A Highland Life
A white harled house with a slated roof sits among woodland below a hill, a track winding up to it through fields.Lassintullich HouseSleeps 16
  • Eight bedrooms, three of them master suites
  • A dining room for up to 20
Free 4–7 NovA small stone bothy joined to a stone steading, seen across long grass under a Scots pine bough, a corrugated shed to the right.Lassintullich BothySleeps 2
  • A kitchen of its own
  • A shower room
Check datesA sign reading "Garden Cottage" hangs on a white gate before a gravel drive, the white cottage and hills visible beyond.Garden CottageSleeps 2
  • A king bedroom, all on one level
  • A double-ended bath
Free 11–14 DecThe whole placeA Highland LifeEvery house, the group calendar and what there is to do there.See A Highland Life
On the farm

A Highland Life arranges its own experiences on the land, for guests in the houses and for groups.

A man at the wheel of a Land Rover points out of the open window, past the wing mirror, at red cattle grazing below the hills.By Land RoverRound the landA guided drive by Land Rover through their sustainability and regeneration work: the native Luing herd, the small hydro scheme and the habitats being restored across the glen.
A man in a checked shirt talks across the candlelit table, beside an orange poppy and a woman in a Fair Isle cardigan with a glass of wine.By arrangementDinner with KateHave dinner with Kate, Chieftain of the Rannoch Highland Gathering, and hear about the traditions of life as a Lady Laird.
A rack of ribs held upright in tongs above the embers of the open-fire grill, burgers and hooks beside.Catered or your ownFood over fireA barbecue catered for your party, dinners or a private chef, or their own slow-grown, Pasture for Life beef in barbecue packs to cook over the fire yourselves.
A woman hauls on a blue rope tied into a white rowing boat in long grass, with birches and the loch behind her.Swim and fishOn the lochWild swimming in peaty water, and brown trout to fish for in the lochs round about.
A slightly wider view of a woman on a lichened rock raising binoculars towards the loch, a golden dog behind her gazing the other way.Autumn and winterRed deer stalkingStags from the end of September through October, when the glen echoes with the rut, and hinds from 21 October to 15 February, for parties of two to eighteen.
Where it is

The bothy is in the farmyard at West Tempar, at the foot of Schiehallion in Highland Perthshire, two miles from the village of Kinloch Rannoch at the head of Loch Rannoch.

Kinloch Rannoch has a village store for the essentials, and there are Co-ops in Aberfeldy and Pitlochry for a bigger shop. Around the farm is moor, loch, grassland and old Caledonian forest, home to curlew, black grouse, mountain hare and red squirrel.

Getting hereTwo miles from Kinloch Rannoch, at the foot of Schiehallion in Highland Perthshire. Public transport is limited, so come by car.

Close byWhere Andrew and Kate send their guests, nearest first by road.
  1. Kinloch Rannoch, PitlochryKinloch RannochThe village at the head of the loch, with a village store for picking up essentials and local produce.2 miles 3 min by road
  2. The House of Bruar, PerthshireThe House of BruarOn the owners' list for shopping and local food, with a fish and chip shop of its own for supper on the way home.16 miles 23 min by road
  3. Timber-clad Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters building with picnic benches outsideGlen Lyon CoffeeThe local roasters whose coffee the owners recommend for the cafetière each morning, with a roastery and cafe in Aberfeldy.17 miles 24 min by road
  4. Rannoch Station Tearoom, PerthshireRannoch Station TearoomWhere the road ends, at the station on the edge of Rannoch Moor: the owners' pick for lunch, and a good outing with children.18 miles 25 min by road
  5. Moor of Rannoch Restaurant & Rooms, PerthshireMoor of RannochThe owners' pick for a special meal out: a restaurant with rooms beside Rannoch Station, where the road runs out on the edge of the moor.18 miles beside Rannoch Station
  6. Iain Burnett shopfront with Gifts & Chocolate Tastings signage and red postbox outsideThe Highland ChocolatierKate's own favourite, at Grandtully, for what she calls some of the best chocolates in Scotland.21 miles 27 min by road
  7. Loch Tummel viewed through autumn trees from Queen's View, PerthshireQueen's ViewA famous viewpoint looking out over Loch Tummel and the hills around it, and the owners' pick for a photograph of the glen.22 miles 33 min by road
Walks from here
  1. Craig VarrCraig Varr2¾ miles, 2 to 3 hours2 miles away
  2. SchiehallionSchiehallion6½ miles, at least 5 hours5 miles away
  3. CarieCarie5 miles, about 3½ hours5 miles away
  4. AnnatAnnat6½ miles, about four hours3 miles away
  5. Drummond HillDrummond Hill2¾ miles, about three and a half hours14 miles away
  6. Weem WoodWeem WoodA mile, about an hour15 miles away
Directions
A wider view of The Cornerstone's stone and larch building, diners visible through its glass, with the hill and pylon behind.RestaurantsThe Cornerstone1.8 miles
The Shed Gallery, PerthshireAttractionsThe Shed Gallery2.0 miles
Rannoch from across the clearing: a black cabin with a larch end, a rope-railed deck and a mossy drystone dyke, tall pines behind.Kinloch RannochRannoch at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2 · 4.5 miles
A landscape view of Kin between two birch trunks, its black boards and rusted panels above the blaeberry, spruce behind.Kinloch RannochKin at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2 · 4.5 miles
A landscape view of Loch on the crest of its grassy bank, the glass front reflecting the birches and a rusted screen by an old stump.Kinloch RannochLoch at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2 · 4.5 miles
Carie Forest Walks, PerthshireAttractionsCarie Forest Walks4.6 miles
The Black Wood of Rannoch, PerthshireAttractionsThe Black Wood of Rannoch4.6 miles
Looking from Meall na Aighean to Ben Lawers, Meall Greigh and Meall Garbh, snow on the highest tops.AttractionsMeall na Aighean4.9 miles
Càrn Gorm above Glen Lyon, the crags of Creag Ghlas on its right.AttractionsCarn Gorm5.6 miles

Recommend to a friend

Days out from West Tempar BothyAll days out from here
  1. The riverside path and the Shed Gallery in Kinloch RannochThe riverside path and the Shed Gallery in Kinloch Rannoch2 miles away A few hours
  2. A walk up Craig Varr above Kinloch RannochA walk up Craig Varr above Kinloch Rannoch2 miles away A few hours
  3. The Annat Loop walk above Loch RannochThe Annat Loop walk above Loch Rannoch3 miles away A few hours
  4. Schiehallion from the Braes of FossSchiehallion from the Braes of Foss4 miles away A day out
  5. Schiehallion and a late lunch at Victoria'sSchiehallion and a late lunch at Victoria's4 miles away A few hours
  6. The Allt na Bogair walk from Carie on Loch RannochThe Allt na Bogair walk from Carie on Loch Rannoch4 miles away A few hours
  7. The Fortingall Yew and a drive up Glen LyonThe Fortingall Yew and a drive up Glen Lyon7 miles away A few hours
  8. A walk from Innerwick to Bridge of Balgie in Glen LyonA walk from Innerwick to Bridge of Balgie in Glen Lyon9 miles away A few hours
  9. A walk up to the Black Rock on Drummond HillA walk up to the Black Rock on Drummond Hill9 miles away A few hours
  10. The Scottish Crannog Centre and lunch by Loch TayThe Scottish Crannog Centre and lunch by Loch Tay9 miles away A few hours
  11. Struan Church and the Clan Donnachaidh MuseumStruan Church and the Clan Donnachaidh Museum9 miles away A few hours
  12. Kenmore beach on Loch Tay and lunch at the CourtyardKenmore beach on Loch Tay and lunch at the Courtyard9 miles away A few hours
  13. Red deer and barn owls at Highland SafarisRed deer and barn owls at Highland Safaris9 miles away A few hours
  14. Round Loch Rannoch by e-bikeRound Loch Rannoch by e-bike9 miles away A few hours
  15. The Falls of Bruar and lunch at the House of BruarThe Falls of Bruar and lunch at the House of Bruar10 miles away A few hours
  16. The Falls of Acharn and a floating sauna on Loch TayThe Falls of Acharn and a floating sauna on Loch Tay10 miles away A day out
  17. Castle Menzies and lunch at the Watermill in AberfeldyCastle Menzies and lunch at the Watermill in Aberfeldy10 miles away A few hours
  18. Weem Wood walk to St David's WellWeem Wood walk to St David's Well11 miles away A few hours
  19. Queen's View and lunch in Kinloch RannochQueen's View and lunch in Kinloch Rannoch11 miles away A few hours
  20. Meall Corranaich from Lochan na LairigeMeall Corranaich from Lochan na Lairige11 miles away A few hours
  21. Meall a' Choire Leith from Lochan na LairigeMeall a' Choire Leith from Lochan na Lairige11 miles away A few hours
  22. The Birks of Aberfeldy walkThe Birks of Aberfeldy walk12 miles away A few hours
  23. Dewar's Aberfeldy by bus from Perth, and Wade's BridgeDewar's Aberfeldy by bus from Perth, and Wade's Bridge12 miles away A day out
  24. Dewar's and the red deer at Dull by busDewar's and the red deer at Dull by bus12 miles away A day out
What guests remember

The bed is so comfortable. The fire is so warm and relaxing. The night sky is full of stars.

Anni and Adrian
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