Dryfehead
Access: No vehicles in the forest please, except by arrangement with Tilhill Forestry and/or other owners. If parking at Waterhead, PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS VERGES on the approach to the house and barn. All vehicles should park on the hard standing beside the barn by the gate into the forest. Note that when in spate, the Dryfe Water may be difficult and dangerous to cross and instead of taking the more direct path alongside the Dryfe Water, it may be prudent to take a longer route following the main forestry tracks. Derivation: Dryfe is believed to derive from a Norse personal name, Drifr , after whom the river is named. Historical Note Dryfehead bothy is in Eskdalemuir Forest. It is the result of a major, two year project to renovate a near ruinous former shepherd’s cottage and completed in 2013. This bothy is listed by the Mountain Bothies Association in the Southern Scotland area of Scotland.