Robert Scott (Deer Stalker)
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Robert 'Bob' Lane Scott (1903–1981) was probably the best known deer stalker on Mar Lodge Estate
, in Aberdeenshire
, Scotland
.
The son of Donald Scott (1852–1915) and his wife Elizabeth Birnie (1862–1911), Bob was born in Linn of Dee Cottage, attended the school at Inverey
, and worked as a Deer Stalker, all on Mar Lodge Estate.
In Smith (1989) a school photograph - taken at the school in Inverey - shows Bob looking about ten years old.
Bob will probably be best remembered by the many hill walkers who spent a night or two in the bothy
at
Luibeg during the years that he lived in that cottage – and by the weary ones to whom he offered lifts between Luibeg and the public road between Linn of Dee and Linn of Lui.
The second Bob Scott's Bothy was built soon afterwards, on the east-bank of the Lui Water on the downstream edge of Derry Wood. That had an open fireplace and was also destroyed by an untended fire 17th December 2003.
The third Bob Scott's Bothy was built, on the same site (see photograph below), but with an enclosed fire (stove).
After retiring Bob lived in the cottage by the Quoich Water near Allanaquoich
.
Mar Lodge Estate
Mar Lodge Estate is a Scottish Highland estate in Aberdeenshire, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It is entirely contained within the Cairngorms National Park and important for nature conservation, landscape, recreation and culture.-Geography:...
, in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The son of Donald Scott (1852–1915) and his wife Elizabeth Birnie (1862–1911), Bob was born in Linn of Dee Cottage, attended the school at Inverey
Inverey
Inverey is a hamlet on Mar Lodge Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that straddles the Ey Burn close to its confluence with the River Dee.Inverey comprises two 'communities' separated by the Ey Burn - Muckle Inverey on the east bank and Little Inverey on the west.-John Farquharson, 3rd of...
, and worked as a Deer Stalker, all on Mar Lodge Estate.
In Smith (1989) a school photograph - taken at the school in Inverey - shows Bob looking about ten years old.
Bob will probably be best remembered by the many hill walkers who spent a night or two in the bothy
Bothy
A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge. It was also a term for basic accommodation, usually for gardeners or other workers on an estate. Bothies are to be found in remote, mountainous areas of Scotland, northern England, Ireland, and Wales....
at
Luibeg during the years that he lived in that cottage – and by the weary ones to whom he offered lifts between Luibeg and the public road between Linn of Dee and Linn of Lui.
The Bothies
From about 1952 Bob offered the use of part of the outbuildings near Luibeg Cottage as a bothy for a nominal fee. This was the first Bob Scott's Bothy and was destroyed by fire in 1986.The second Bob Scott's Bothy was built soon afterwards, on the east-bank of the Lui Water on the downstream edge of Derry Wood. That had an open fireplace and was also destroyed by an untended fire 17th December 2003.
The third Bob Scott's Bothy was built, on the same site (see photograph below), but with an enclosed fire (stove).
Retirement
If you add 65 to 1903 you get 1968 - so Bob retired sometime after that - Watson (1975) refers to Bob being the ex-stalker of Luibeg.After retiring Bob lived in the cottage by the Quoich Water near Allanaquoich
Allanaquoich
Allanaquoich is a locality on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Allanaquoich is little more than a farm house now although it once could have been described as a hamlet...
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