Kingussie Camanachd Club
THE CAMANACHD ASSOCIATION - In Gaelic Comunn na Camanachd - is the ruling body of the ancient and unique stick sport of shinty in its modern dynamic form.
It is played particularly in the areas of Scotland related to the Gaelic population as well as in the cities and the universities of the nation.
The object of the Association is to foster and develop the national game sustaining the recreational traditions of skill, courage and stamina dating back over countless generations to the earliest roots of the Celtic race.
Kingussie are one of the game"s premier clubs and have been the most influential and successful of recent years. Unfortunately there are no records of their early period, but they rank amongst the most illustrious names in the game.
Its demands of skill, speed, stamina and courage make camanachd, the sport of the curved stick, the perfect exercise of a warrior people. The qualities of body and mind it developed, clearly contributed to the just fame of the Highlander in battle, not only those long ago but up until the last two World Wars. During the period of these two universal conflicts, organised shinty was discontinued and many of the playing generations then were lost to campaigns far distant from the pitches where they had followed this deeply-loved recreation of their ancestors.
Within the rivalries of the game, clan against clan, parish against parish and brae against strath, there developed a social comradeship in the world of camanachd and this continues to the present day.
Memberships: Camanachd Association
Facilities For Disabled: Disabled toilets
Contact
Mr
Angus
Blackstock
Kingussie
PH21 1EN
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1540) 661508
WWW: http://www.shinty.com
Opening Hours
Saturday afternoons 1430 hours. from 1st Saturday in March to mid September.
