Shinty's Story - Sgeul na Camanachd

Shinty's Story - Sgeul na Camanachd Open Sunday-Wednesday + Friday, 10-4, donations welcome
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Located at the Bught Park Pavilion, Inverness, Shinty's Story - Sgeul na Camanachd is a permanent exhibition telling the story of Scotland's community sport – its history, culture and people.

13/06/2026

The stand at Bught Park is set to be renamed after a legend of Inverness Shinty Club and an Inverness Harriers co-founder.

Read more in the comments.

Thank you to everyone who commented on last week’s images from Donald MacKay’s archive - this week’s images are from pre...
11/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who commented on last week’s images from Donald MacKay’s archive - this week’s images are from previous Kingussie vs Newtonmore MacTavish Cup Finals

If you can identify the players in each photograph, please comment so that we can complete and strengthen the archive catalogue! Every individual image is captioned with the information we are looking for. If you know the players name, please also let us know which number you are providing the name for.

This archive was digitised by the University of Stirling Archives thanks to support from the Camanachd Association and Shinty Memories Scotland | All reproduction rights reserved

Classic MacTavish Cup Final Cup Action - Kingussie vs Newtonmore, 11th April 1992Obair-ghnìomha bho cuairt deireannach c...
09/06/2026

Classic MacTavish Cup Final Cup Action - Kingussie vs Newtonmore, 11th April 1992

Obair-ghnìomha bho cuairt deireannach cupa MhicTàmhais 1992 eadar Ceann a’ Ghiùthsaich agus Baile Ùr an t-Slèibhe

Shinty’s story will be open this Saturday for the W M Donald MacTavish Cup Final. We’ll be opening our doors at 10am, an...
08/06/2026

Shinty’s story will be open this Saturday for the W M Donald MacTavish Cup Final. We’ll be opening our doors at 10am, and you can come along and learn all about the story of Scotland’s community sport!

Our doors will be shutting at 4pm so please leave plenty of time - why not come down early and catch two great youth finals in between your visit

Bi Sgeul Na Camanachd fosgailte air latha a chuairt deireannach. Bi na dorsan a fosgladh aig 10m agus bidh cothrom agad ionnsachadh barrachd mu dheidhinn an spòrs!

Thoir àm gu leòr dhut fhèinn oir bi na dorsan a dùnadh aig 4f - carson nach tig thu ann gu thràth airson geamanan òigridh fhaicinn

A wee bit of the Highland Fling at the 1985 MacKay Cup Final 🕺Beagan spòrs aig cuairt deireanach cupa MacAoidh ann an 19...
07/06/2026

A wee bit of the Highland Fling at the 1985 MacKay Cup Final 🕺

Beagan spòrs aig cuairt deireanach cupa MacAoidh ann an 1985 🕺

06/06/2026

The Cup Final at Old Anniesland, Glasgow on 6 June 1981. L-R: Ken MacKintosh ( ); Brian Watts (referee); Nigel Evans ( ); John Russell (Newtonmore, wearing no.4). The player on the right has yet to be identified. Newtonmore won the game 4-1.

[source: Highland Folk Museum]

Who else is looking forward to the W M Donald MacTavish Cup Final? 🙋‍♂️Cò eile a tha a coimhead air adhart ri cuairt dei...
06/06/2026

Who else is looking forward to the W M Donald MacTavish Cup Final? 🙋‍♂️

Cò eile a tha a coimhead air adhart ri cuairt deireanach Cupa MhicTàmhais W M Donald? 🙋‍♂️

Kingussie vs Newtonmore | 13th June | Bught Park

Derby day in Skye this week - both teams are just two of many represented in our dress like a player section 🏑Geama fais...
05/06/2026

Derby day in Skye this week - both teams are just two of many represented in our dress like a player section 🏑

Geama faisg air an t-Eilean Sgitheanach aig an deireadh sheachdainn. Tha an dithis dhiubh pàirt den àite èideadh againn 🏑

Thank you to everyone who commented on last week’s images from Donald MacKay’s archive - this week’s images from the 197...
04/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who commented on last week’s images from Donald MacKay’s archive - this week’s images from the 1979 St Andrews Sixes and a 1981 Sutherland Cup Tie 👇

If you can identify the teams and players in each photograph, please comment so that we can complete and strengthen the archive catalogue! Each individual image has all the currently known information.

This archive was digitised by the University of Stirling Archives thanks to support from the Camanachd Association and Shinty Memories Scotland | All reproduction rights reserved

03/06/2026

We were delighted to welcome a group of youngsters from Augsburg to Shinty’s Story as part of The Highland Council’s sporting exchange to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the city’s twinning with Inverness - watch to see what they had to say about their experience with Scotland’s community sport 🏑

Bha sinn glè thoilichte fàilte a chur air buidhean na h-òigridh bho Augsburg gu Sgeul Na Camanachd, mar pàirt dhe co-luach Comhairle Na Gàidhealtachd agus Augsburg. Airson riochdachadh 70 bliadhnaichean a bhith ag obair ri chèile. Coimhead airson lorg a mach dè bha aca ri radh mu an turas aca 🏑

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Bught Park Pavillion, Bught Road
Inverness
IV35SP

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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