The Mountain Bothies Association (MBA) is a Scottish charity which looks after almost one hundred shelters in some of the remoter parts of the UK.


About the Establishment

The MBA was founded by Bernard Heath in 1965, inspired by a comment by Alan Murdock in the visitors' book at Backhill of Bush. He first organised the restoration that summer of the ruined farmhouse at Tunskeen as an unlocked shelter, and then with Alan called the meeting on 28 December 1965 at which the MBA was formed

Area Organisers


The UK is divided into nine areas, namely

Northern Highlands

North West Highlands and Islands

Western Highlands and Islands

Central Highlands

South West Highlands and Islands

Eastern Highlands

Southern Scotland

Northern England and Borders

Wales