Bught Park (
Gaelic
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Languages
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: PĂ irc nam Bochd ) is the largest park in the city of
Inverness
Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...
, Scotland, and is situated on the western bank of the
River Ness. It is home to the
Inverness Highland Games and a small scale outdoor music festival. It is located next to the city's sports centre,
swimming pool
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and
BMX track. The Bught Park is also the name for the sports stadium situated within the confines of the park which regularly hosts both the
Camanachd Cup Final and the
Composite Rules Shinty/Hurling Internationals and is considered one of the finest parks in
shinty
Shinty () is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. It is played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and among Highland migrants to the major cities of Scotland. The sport was formerly more widespread in Scotland and even played in Northern ...
. It is also home to
Inverness Shinty Club who have played there since the 1920s.
The park is situated on land that was formerly the Bught House estate. An 18th century
stately home on the site was demolished for the creation of the Ice Centre in the 1960s.
The capacity of the stadium is 5000, comprising standing and the wooden grandstand. The stadium was the centre of controversy in June 2009 when Highland Council, having evicted
Inverness City from the Northern Meeting Park offered the use of the facility to the football team without consulting with the
shinty
Shinty () is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. It is played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and among Highland migrants to the major cities of Scotland. The sport was formerly more widespread in Scotland and even played in Northern ...
club.
References
Geography of Inverness
Sports venues in Inverness
Parks in Highland (council area)
Shinty venues
Scottish Women's Premier League venues
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