Ardnamurchan Camanachd
Encyclopedia
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. It competes in Marine Harvest North Division 3.
Ardnamurchan High School was built with shinty in mind, having a fantastic shinty pitch to rival any in Scotland. A team was started in October 2005. The Ardnamurchan junior team was affiliated to Kilmallie
. Soon old shinty hands in the area started their own training and it was decided to form a senior team and enter North Division 3 for the 2006 season. With limited experience and low numbers the team struggled manfully throughout the season.
Success came early for the U14s when the high school team made it through to the final of the MacPherson Cup. This team then went on to win the North of Scotland League Shield, beating Inverness in the final. A fantastic achievement for a club new to shinty.
In 2007 Ardnamurchan amalgamated their small primary schools to form one team at this level. The senior team will be strengthened by more experienced players joining their ranks and new home grown talent emerging.
The club hosted the 2007 Mod Cup on 13 September 2007 at their ground.
Stuart Carmichael stepped down as manager at the end of 2008 http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3421/Ard_seek_new_boss_and_players.html. The club proactively seought a new manager http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3442/Ard_seek_new_boss.html but the club is at present managerless. http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3533/Fort_give_it_some_stick.html Shaun Olsen took on the role of player/manager and continued with this into the 2010 season.http://www.kylesathletic.co.uk/teams.php
The club's colours were taken from the coats of arms of two of the main ruling clans of the area. The MacIains who were a branch of Clan Donald and the Camerons. The colours are red, gold and black.
U14 - MacPherson Cup, runners up (2006).
U14 - MacPherson Cup, third place (2007).
U13 - MacBean Cup, Runners up (2007).
Camanachd Association Competitions
U14 - North of Scotland league shield (2006).
U14 - Feill Chaluim Cille (shinty/hurling) third place (2007).
U14 - North Division Three champions (2008)
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 Strontian
Strontian
Strontian is the main village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, on the A861 road. It lies on the north shore of Loch Sunart, close to the head of the loch...
, Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan is a peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoilt and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access route being a single track road for much of its length.-Geography:...
. The club covers a wide area taking in Strontian, Ardgour
Ardgour
Ardgour is a district of Lochaber on Ardnamurchan peninisula on the western shore of Loch Linnhe, in Highland Scotland.The term Ardgour, together with Kingairloch, is applied to a large area of countryside around the village, from the Glensanda Superquarry, Kingairloch and Kilmalieu in the south...
, Morvern
Morvern
Morvern is a peninsula in south west Lochaber, on the west coast of Scotland. The name is derived from the Gaelic A' Mhorbhairne . The highest point is the summit of the Corbett Creach Bheinn which reaches in elevation....
, Acharacle
Acharacle
Acharacle is a township in Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, in the Scottish council area of Highland. The name comes from the Gaelic Ath Thorguil or Torquil's ford, following a battle in 1120 at a nearby ford across the River Shiel between the Celtic-Norse warrior Somerled and the Norse invader Torquil...
and Moidart
Moidart
Moidart is a district in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.Moidart lies to the west of Fort William and is very remote. Loch Shiel cuts off the south-east boundary of the district. Moidart includes the townships of Dorlin, Mingarry, Kinlochmoidart and Glenuig. At Dorlin is located the ancient fortress...
all in Lochaber
Lochaber
District of Lochaber 1975 to 1996Highland council area shown as one of the council areas of ScotlandLochaber is one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region...
, Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
, 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...
. It was established in 2005. It competes in Marine Harvest North Division 3.
History
Historically, shinty has always been played in Morvern and the Ardnamurchan area but this was the traditional New Year's game and there is no history of clubs in the area. Latterly Morvern played an annual game against Kilmallie.Ardnamurchan High School was built with shinty in mind, having a fantastic shinty pitch to rival any in Scotland. A team was started in October 2005. The Ardnamurchan junior team was affiliated to Kilmallie
Kilmallie
Kilmallie is the name of a civil parish in and around the settlement of Caol, Fort William, Scotland. It gives its name to the local shinty club, Kilmallie Shinty Club....
. Soon old shinty hands in the area started their own training and it was decided to form a senior team and enter North Division 3 for the 2006 season. With limited experience and low numbers the team struggled manfully throughout the season.
Success came early for the U14s when the high school team made it through to the final of the MacPherson Cup. This team then went on to win the North of Scotland League Shield, beating Inverness in the final. A fantastic achievement for a club new to shinty.
In 2007 Ardnamurchan amalgamated their small primary schools to form one team at this level. The senior team will be strengthened by more experienced players joining their ranks and new home grown talent emerging.
The club hosted the 2007 Mod Cup on 13 September 2007 at their ground.
Stuart Carmichael stepped down as manager at the end of 2008 http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3421/Ard_seek_new_boss_and_players.html. The club proactively seought a new manager http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3442/Ard_seek_new_boss.html but the club is at present managerless. http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3533/Fort_give_it_some_stick.html Shaun Olsen took on the role of player/manager and continued with this into the 2010 season.http://www.kylesathletic.co.uk/teams.php
The club's colours were taken from the coats of arms of two of the main ruling clans of the area. The MacIains who were a branch of Clan Donald and the Camerons. The colours are red, gold and black.
Honours
School CompetitionsU14 - MacPherson Cup, runners up (2006).
U14 - MacPherson Cup, third place (2007).
U13 - MacBean Cup, Runners up (2007).
Camanachd Association Competitions
U14 - North of Scotland league shield (2006).
U14 - Feill Chaluim Cille (shinty/hurling) third place (2007).
U14 - North Division Three champions (2008)