Shinty in the Cairngorms National Park
Shinty!......The Sport of the Gael
Scotland's national indigenous game of Shinty (Camanachd) is one of the world's oldest team sports with roots rating back some 2,000 years - both golf and ice hockey are direct descendants. This stick-and-ball sport is fast, exciting and requires great stamina, skill, courage and tactical thinking. The modern game was born in Badenoch and, although it is still played throughout most of Scotland, its two greatest exponents are Kingussie and Newtonmore Camanachd Clubs. Indeed, a visit to this area without taking in a game of Shinty has been likened to fishing on the Spey and ignoring the salmon. (The after-match socialising should not be missed either!)
For fixtures, results and information check http://www.shinty.com/
View the 2012 Visitor's Guide to Shinty in the Cairngorms National Park
Shinty Fixtures
April 2012
Saturday 7th April
Newtonmore 1sts v Kilmallie - The Eilan, Newtonmore, 2.30pm.
Saturday 14th April
Newtonmore 1sts v Inverary - The Eilan, Newtonmore, 2.30pm.
Kingussie 2nds v Lochaber - The Dell, Kingussie, 2.30pm.
Strathspey v Lewis - Freuchie, Grantown on Spey, 2.30pm.
Sunday 15th April
Badenoch & Strathspey Ladies v Glasgow Mid Argyll - The Dell, Kingussie, Time tbc.
Saturday 28th April
Kingussie 1sts v Inverary - The Dell, Kingussie, 2.30pm.
Newtonmore 2nds v Taynuilt - The Eilan, Newtonmore, 2.30pm.
May 2012
Saturday 5th May
The Eilan, Newtonmore - Newtonmore 1sts v Fort William, 2.30pm.
The Dell, Kingussie - Kingussie 2nds v Glenurquhart, 2.30pm.
Saturday 12th May
The Eilan, Newtonmore - Newtonmore 2nds v Kingussie, 2.30pm.
Saturday 19th May
Cup ties check www.shinty.com or www.newtonmoreshinty.com
Friday 25th May
The Eilan, Newtonmore - Newtonmore 2nds v Kingussie, 7pm.
Saturday 26th May
The Dell, Kingussie - Kingussie 1sts v Newtonmore, 2.30pm.
The Dell, Kingussie – Badenoch and Strathspey Ladies v Aberdour, Time TBC.
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