Cruachanside Camanachd Club is a

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 which plays in

Taynuilt Taynuilt (; , meaning 'the House by the Stream') is a large village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland located at the western entrance to the narrow Pass of Brander. Location The village is situated on the River Nant about a kilometre before the r ...

Argyll Argyll (; archaically Argyle; , ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a Shires of Scotland, historic county and registration county of western Scotland. The county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975 and most of the area ...

, Scotland. It plays in South Division One. It is a partnership between

Taynuilt Shinty Club Taynuilt Shinty Club is a shinty team based in Taynuilt, Scotland. The club has existed in several different forms most recently in junior form but has reformed and won South Division Two in 2009. History Taynuilt has a history of abeyance alt ...

and

Glenorchy Camanachd Glenorchy Camanachd is a shinty club from Dalmally, Scotland. In 2022, Glenorchy combined with Taynuilt at senior level to field a team as Cruachanside. History Old letters and poetry show that organised shinty was played in Dalmally in a ...

at senior level, allowing both clubs to have representation at adult level.

History

The club was officially founded in 2022 as merger between the two clubs. They competed in the South Division One. They finished in the bottom half of the table. The club welcomed back

Gary Innes Gary Innes (born 13 December 1980) is a Scottish musician, shinty player, composer and broadcaster from Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland. He is a founding member of Scottish folk-rock band Mànran. Music Innes has had a professional caree ...

to shinty, after the musician had retired for 8 years. The Club's Black and Orange colours reflect the traditional black and white colours of Glenorchy and the orange of Taynuilt.

References

External links

Taynuilt Sports Hub

YouTube Video from 2019 with history of club
{{Shinty teams Shinty teams Sport in Argyll and Bute Sports clubs and teams established in 2022 2022 establishments in Scotland