Strathspey Camanachd
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Not to be confused with the women's shinty
team, Badenoch & Strathspey Ladies Shinty Club
Strathspey Camanachd is a shinty
club based in the area around Grantown-on-Spey
, Strathspey
, Scotland
.
, it has been many years since a team has been operation north of Aviemore. There was a Grantown-on-Spey team in operation in the early 20th century. Players in the area would often travel to play for Kincraig Camanachd or Boleskine Camanachd
.
A group of local enthusiasts have since 2011 established a senior club in the area with the intention of entering the Shinty league
.http://www.skyecamanachd.com/default.aspx.locid-087new2f7.Lang-EN.htm
In 2011, the club entered the Camanachd Association-sanctioned Development League North.http://www.skyecamanachd.com/default.aspx.locid-087new2f7.Lang-EN.htm They played their first match as a club against Ardnamurchan Camanachd
on the 12th of February 2011.http://www.shinty.com/news/ardnamurchan-camanachd-pre-season-friendlies/. Strathspey had a run of friendlies and came first in the Development League but succumbed to a final game defeat against Kinlochbervie.http://www.northern-times.co.uk/Sport/Other-Sport/Great-fund-raising-effort-by-KLB-shinty-team-7205938.htm
The club has secured a ground, Freuchie Park, in the vicinity of Castle Grant
. The club may make the step up to North Division Three in 2012.
Women's shinty
Women's shinty is a sport identical to the men's game - with the same rules, same sized pitch and same equipment. However its history is significantly different. Social pressures - along with the broader game's self image - resulted in a largely hidden history until comparatively recently...
team, Badenoch & Strathspey Ladies Shinty Club
Badenoch & Strathspey Ladies Shinty Club
Not to be confused with the men's shinty team, Strathspey CamanachdBadenoch & Strathspey Ladies Shinty Club is a shinty club based in the area of Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland....
Strathspey Camanachd is a shinty
Shinty
Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
club based in the area around Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area in Scotland.It was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles South East of Inverness .It is the main town in what was the...
, Strathspey
Strathspey
Strathspey may refer to one of the following:* Strathspey, Scotland, an area in the Highlands of Scotland;* Strathspey ....
, 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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History
Although shinty is highly popular to the south of Strathspey in BadenochBadenoch
Badenoch is a traditional district which today forms part of Badenoch and Strathspey, an area of Highland Council, in Scotland, bounded on the north by the Monadhliath Mountains, on the east by the Cairngorms and Braemar, on the south by Atholl and the Grampians, and on the west by Lochaber...
, it has been many years since a team has been operation north of Aviemore. There was a Grantown-on-Spey team in operation in the early 20th century. Players in the area would often travel to play for Kincraig Camanachd or Boleskine Camanachd
Boleskine Camanachd
Boleskine Camanachd is a shinty club from Loch Ness-side, Scotland. They play in the Marine Harvest North Division Three, at present they also have a thriving Junior team. The club in its present form has existed as such since 1953.- History :...
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A group of local enthusiasts have since 2011 established a senior club in the area with the intention of entering the Shinty league
Shinty league system
The Shinty league system is a series of interconnected leagues for shinty in Scotland. It is administered by the Camanachd Association.-About the system:...
.http://www.skyecamanachd.com/default.aspx.locid-087new2f7.Lang-EN.htm
In 2011, the club entered the Camanachd Association-sanctioned Development League North.http://www.skyecamanachd.com/default.aspx.locid-087new2f7.Lang-EN.htm They played their first match as a club against Ardnamurchan Camanachd
Ardnamurchan Camanachd
Ardnamurchan Camanachd is a shinty club based in Strontian, Ardnamurchan. The club covers a wide area taking in Strontian, Ardgour, Morvern, Acharacle and Moidart all in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It was established in 2005...
on the 12th of February 2011.http://www.shinty.com/news/ardnamurchan-camanachd-pre-season-friendlies/. Strathspey had a run of friendlies and came first in the Development League but succumbed to a final game defeat against Kinlochbervie.http://www.northern-times.co.uk/Sport/Other-Sport/Great-fund-raising-effort-by-KLB-shinty-team-7205938.htm
The club has secured a ground, Freuchie Park, in the vicinity of Castle Grant
Castle Grant
Castle Grant stands a mile north of Grantown-on-Spey and was the former seat of the Clan Grant chiefs of Strathspey in Moray.-History:The original tower was built in the 14th century by the Clan Comyn of Badenoch. Originally a Comyn Clan stronghold, clan traditions tell us that the castle was taken...
. The club may make the step up to North Division Three in 2012.