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Kincraig (Shinty)
Kincraig Camanachd Club is a shinty team from Kincraig, Badenoch, Scotland. The club's only team withdrew from North Division 3 in 2007 due to a lack of players, but re-entered the league in 2008, however Kincraig withdrew yet again in 2009. The club is currently abeyance at senior level as of 2010 As of 2014, the club has started redeveloping its senior side with an aim to re-enter the leagues in the futurThe club is also notable for providing at least three Olympians for Great Britain History Formed in 1920 after the amalgamation of Alvie and Insh Shinty Clubs, Kincraig have gained the reputation as the third team in Badenoch due to its proximity to Kingussie and Newtonmore. The club was traditionally a good outlet for players who could not get a game for either club, but in recent years this supply dried up The club went into abeyance in 1955 but restarted in 1972. Olympic skiers Alain Baxter, Noel Baxter and Andrew Freshwater all played regularly for the club in the past. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Sutherland Cup
The Sir William Sutherland Cup, more commonly known simply as the ''Sutherland Cup'', is a trophy in the sport of shinty. It is the national cup competition for ''junior'' sides, the equivalent of the Camanachd Cup for those sides in lower league competitioThe current (2017) holders are Lochside Rovers. History The trophy was donated by Sir William Sutherland M.P. in order to allow "junior" (i.e. small clubs) the opportunity for national competitioand was first played for in 1923 with Newtonmore Camanachd Club, Newtonmore defeating North Bute 3-2. Sir William had previously donated another cup of the same name for competition. The trophy is at present known officially as the ''Aberdein Considine Sir William Sutherland Cup'' due to a sponsorship deal with Aberdeen based solicitors Aberdein Considin In 2011, the final was held in Aberdeen for the first time to mark the 150th anniversary of Aberdeen University Shinty Club Aberdeen University Shinty Club is a shinty club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Highland (council Area)
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1920 Establishments In Scotland
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Shinty Teams
Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) 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 in Scotland, and was even played in northern England into the second half of the 20th century and other areas in the world where Scottish Highlanders migrated. While comparisons are often made with field hockey the two games have several important differences. In shinty a player is allowed to play the ball in the air and is allowed to use both sides of the stick, called a ''caman'', which is wooden and slanted on both sides. The stick may also be used to block and to tackle, although a player may not come down on an opponent's stick, a practice called hacking. Players may also tackle using the body as long as it is shoulder-to-shoulder. The game was derived from the same root as the Irish game of hurling and the Welsh game of bando, but has developed un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strathspey Camanachd
Strathspey Camanachd is a shinty club based in Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland, currently competing in the Marine Harvest North Division Two. Founded in 2011 the club was admitted into senior league shinty for the beginning of the 2012 seaso History of Shinty in Strathspey During the late nineteenth century twelve shinty clubs from across the Badenoch and Strathspey area were in operation indicating the importance the sport played for the local communities of that time. Grantown-on-Spey formed the first shinty club in Strathspey in 1892 followed over the next few years by clubs formed in Nethy Bridge ''(1893)'', Boat of Garten ''(1893)'', Carrbridge ''(1893)'', Dulnain Bridge ''(1894)'' and Aviemore ''(1900)''. With player numbers dwindling over the passing decades for the Strathspey-based clubs, shinty remained much stronger in nearby Badenoch where Kingussie Camanachd and bitter rivals Newtonmore Camanachd Club would begin their local dominance. For the Strathsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey ( gd, Baile nan Granndach) is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It is located on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about south-east of Inverness ( by road). The town was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement and was originally called simply Grantown after Sir James Grant. The addition 'on Spey' was added by the burgh council in 1898. The town has several listed 18th and 19th century buildings, including several large hotels and serves as a regional centre for tourism and services in the Strathspey region. The town is twinned with Notre-Dame-de-Monts in the Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France. History The burgh was founded in 1765 during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution to encourage both agricultural marketing and handicrafts, as well as to increase local land values and to reduce unemployment and emigration. This was part of a wider ef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Ross (shinty Player)
Ronald Ross, MBE (born 1975) is a retired Scottish shinty player who played for Kingussie Camanachd. He is a forward, the only man to have ever scored more than 1000 goals in the sport and who has broken several other records as an individual and as part of Kingussie's record-breaking first team. The media has awarded him the nickname "Ronaldo of the Glens" in tribute to his scoring prowess, drawing comparisons with the famous Portuguese footballer. Everyone in shinty just calls him "Ronald". Early playing career and prime Ross made his first Camanachd Cup appearance in 1992 against Fort William as a substitute. His father, Ian Ross, was manager that day, and had not put him in the team due to worries about nepotism. However, Ross soon began to prove his worth throughout the nineties as Kingussie swept all before them. In 2002–03, the last ever winter season for shinty, he scored 94 goals in all competitions. This was more than the accumulated totals for Kingussie's clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kincraig
Kincraig ( gd, Ceann na Creige) is a village located north of Kingussie and south of Aviemore in Highland, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th .... Its original name was Boat of Inch, reflecting the ferry boat crossing of the Spey River that once operated here. The name was changed after a single track bridge was erected around 1871. The village lies at the side of the former A9 road, the B9152, and close to the current A9 dual carriageway. It is close to Loch Insh which is fed from and drains into the river Spey. It has a pub and village hall but Kincraig Stores and Post Office which traded continuously for 120 years closed in July 2016. It was reopened in June 2019 as 'Old Post Office Cafe Gallery'. The main Perth to Inverness railway passes through, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Freshwater
Andrew Freshwater (born 31 May 1973) is a British former alpine skier who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics. Freshwater, along with his brother Duncan, both played shinty Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) 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 in Scotland, an ... for Kincraig. References 1973 births Living people Scottish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Shinty players Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Baxter
Noel Baxter (born 25 July 1981) is a Scottish alpine skier from Aviemore. He represented Britain at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Skiing career He represented Great Britain in 2002 Olympics, coming 21st in the men's slalom. Despite good form in the 2009-2010 season, he was not picked for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After retiring from competition Baxter became a coach for the Spanish national ski team. he now coaches the British Women's Alpine Team. Baxter, as with his brother Alain, also played shinty for Kincraig Camanachd. Family He is the half-brother of fellow Alpine skier, Alain Baxter Alain Baxter (born 26 December 1973) is a Scottish former alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Te ..., and a cousin of snowboarder Lesley McKenna. References 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Edinburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
