The North Division Three is a league for 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...

 teams. It is presently the only league in the fourth tier of the Shinty league system

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:...

. The winners of the league are promoted to the North Division Two

North Division Two (shinty)

The North Division Two is a league for shinty teams. It is presently in the third tier of the Shinty league system. The winners of the league can be promoted to the North Division One although this rarely occurs due to the winners being a reserve team...

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As of 2010, the league is known for sponsorship reasons as the Marine Harvest North Division Three.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?page=north-division-three.

In 2011, the following teams will make up North Division Three.

• Aberdeen University
  Aberdeen University Shinty Club
  Aberdeen University Shinty Club is a shinty club from Aberdeen, Scotland. They play in Marine Harvest North Division Three. It holds the distinction of being the oldest constituted shinty club in Scotland, and therefore the world, dating back to 9 November 1861 in a document held by the...
  
  
• Ardnamurchan
  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...
  
  
• Beauly
  Beauly Shinty Club
  Beauly Shinty Club is a shinty club from Beauly, Scotland. The club was founded in 1892. The club has two sides, the first team competing in Marine Harvest North Division One and the second team in North Division Three.-History:...
  
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• Boleskine
  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 :...
  
  
• Caberfeidh
  Caberfeidh
  Caberfeidh Camanachd Club is a shinty team from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The club has two teams. The senior team plays in Marine Harvest North Division One and the second team in North Division Three...
  
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• Camanachd Leòdhais
• Inverness
  Inverness Shinty Club
  Inverness Shinty Club is a shinty club from Inverness, Scotland. The first team competes in North Division One and the second team in North Division Three. Founded in 1887 as Inverness Town and County Shinty Club to distinguish from other clubs in Inverness such as Clachnacuddin, Inverness moved...
  
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• Lochbroom
  Lochbroom Camanachd
  Lochbroom Camanachd is a shinty club from Ullapool, Scotland. It was founded in 1992. It plays in Marine Harvest North Division 3. The club re-entered senior shinty in 2006 having gone into abeyance in 2000...
  
  
• Lochcarron
  Lochcarron Camanachd
  Lochcarron Camanachd is a shinty club from Wester Ross, Scotland. It has two teams, a senior team which was relegated from the Marine Harvest Premier Division in 2007 and a reserve team which plays in the North Division Three.-History:...
  
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• Strathglass
  Strathglass Shinty Club
  Strathglass Shinty Club or "Comunn Camanachd Straghlais" in Scottish Gaelic is a shinty club from Cannich, Inverness-shire. The Club was founded in 1879, is considered to be the oldest constituted club in shinty and played a major role in the development of the rules of the sport...
  
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† Denotes a reserve team

History

At various times in its history the North Division Three has varied in regards to its status.

The North Division Three was first played for in 1974-75 for the John MacRae Cup. It was usually the top reserve league in shinty and was often won by wither Newtonmore or Kingussie's second team

Between 1996 and 1999, the North Division Three became fourth tier with the creation of a national Premier Division

Premier Division (shinty)

The Premier Division is a league for shinty teams. It is the primary league competition in shinty and top tier of the Shinty league system. The Premier Division was formed in 1996 in order to create a Scotland-wide league set-up for the first time...

List of winners

• 2011 Aberdeen University
• 2010 Lochaber (After playoff with Aberdeen University)
• 2009 Beauly
• 2008 Glenurquhart
• 2007

External links

• Marine Harvest North Division Three