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Visitors are most
welcome and there is no charge, beyond a pitch-side collection.
Teas, coffee and hot pies are available from our club house where
there are free leaflets on the game. You are most welcome to film,
video or photograph the event.
Shinty is the
traditional Gaelic sport of the Highlands and demands great skill
and stamina, particularly when played at speed. Lochcarron is one of
the oldest teams in Scotland, founded in 1883, and our First Team
plays throughout Scotland in the Premier
League while our Second Team plays regionally throughout the
Highlands. We currently have three international players capped for
Scotland in the annual shinty-hurling match against Ireland.
All of our players
are from the local community and many are employed in the
traditional Highland occupations of fishing, stalking, crofting and
forestry. However, today many are forced to seek employment or
higher education outwith the community and several players travel
each weekend from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, such is their
commitment to the game.
The club holds many
sporting awards and uniquely, in 2002 and again in 2005, the club
gained Investors in People
recognition for its work with our many volunteers drawn from the
local community.
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