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Explore the history of shinty through archival research, historic matches, and the Highland diaspora. From Blackheath to Wimbledon, these articles document the story of Scotland’s oldest stick game and its cultural legacy.
When Scotland freezes, the game doesn’t stop, it simply moves onto the ice. Long before modern hockey took shape in Canada, Highlanders were already playing their national game, shinty, across frozen lochs and rivers. The story of shinty on ice…
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A Highland Shinty Match (1889) by ‘Rockwood’ This remarkable account from 1889 offers a vivid glimpse into how shinty was played in the Highlands – a game shaped by community, landscape, and tradition. At Tanera Camans, our work is rooted…
10 Years of Camanachd Cup History – A Decade in Sticks By Alan MacPherson In 2015, I made a decision that changed my path, I stepped away from playing shinty to focus full-time on making camans. That same year, Lovat…
In April 1981, an extraordinary piece of sporting history was unearthed in the townland of Derries near Edenderry, Co. Offaly, a medieval hurling stick, preserved in a bog for centuries. A Stick Through Time – The Medieval Hurling Stick of…
The Evolution of the Shinty Ball – From Peat to Precision By Alan MacPherson At Tanera Camans, we’ve spent years working with materials, performance, and the demands of the modern game. The development of the shinty ball is closely linked…