The Dell (Kingussie)
Encyclopedia
The Dell is a shinty
stadium in the town of Kingussie
, Scotland
. It is the home of Kingussie Camanachd
and has been a shinty venue for almost 150 years.
on the outskirts of Kingussie
in an area known as the Dellmore of Kingussie on the road to Ruthven
.
It has hosted 5 Camanachd Cup finals, the most recent in 1999. The stadium was one of the first in shinty to have crowd control barriers in place.
The park was owned by Dochfour Estates but Kingussie Camanachd purchased the ground in 2010 and marked this historic transfer of ownership with a ceremony with a reception. This has allowed the club to make improvements to what is already one of the best playing surfaces in shinty.
Shinty
Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
stadium in the town of Kingussie
Kingussie
Kingussie is a small town in the Highland region of Scotland. It is one settlement in the Highland Council ward of Badenoch and Strathspey, and is the capital of the district of Badenoch. It lies beside the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 serves as the town's main street...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is the home of Kingussie Camanachd
Kingussie Camanachd
Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland and according to the Guinness Book of Records 2005, is World sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in the early 1990s. The second team plays in North...
and has been a shinty venue for almost 150 years.
Location
The park is situated beside the River SpeyRiver Spey
The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest-flowing river in Scotland...
on the outskirts of Kingussie
Kingussie
Kingussie is a small town in the Highland region of Scotland. It is one settlement in the Highland Council ward of Badenoch and Strathspey, and is the capital of the district of Badenoch. It lies beside the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 serves as the town's main street...
in an area known as the Dellmore of Kingussie on the road to Ruthven
Ruthven
-Places:In Scotland:*Ruthven, Aberdeenshire*Ruthven, Angus*Ruthven Castle, Angus*Ruthven, Highland*Ruthven Barracks, Highland*Ruthven Castle, also known as Huntingtower Castle, north of Perth*Loch Ruthven, nature reserve to the south west of Inverness...
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History
Shinty is recorded as being first played at the Dell in 1866.It has hosted 5 Camanachd Cup finals, the most recent in 1999. The stadium was one of the first in shinty to have crowd control barriers in place.
The park was owned by Dochfour Estates but Kingussie Camanachd purchased the ground in 2010 and marked this historic transfer of ownership with a ceremony with a reception. This has allowed the club to make improvements to what is already one of the best playing surfaces in shinty.