Caberfeidh

Caberfeidh

Infobox shinty club
clubname = Caberfeidh


fullname = Caberfeidh Camanachd Club
gaelicname = Comann Camanachd Cabar Feidh
nickname = Cabers
founded = 1886
ground = Castle Leod, Strathpeffer
manager =
league = North Division One
season = 2008
position = 8th
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Caberfeidh Camanachd Club is a shinty team from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The club has two teams. The senior team plays in Marine Harvest North Division One and the second team in North Division 2. The name Caberfeidh comes from the Scots Gaelic for a stags head, "Cabar Feidh" which is the symbol of Ross-shire. [cite web
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History

The club was founded in 1886. The club won the Camanachd Cup in 1934 and 1939 and also lost in the final to Kyles Athletic in 1935. The club are renovating their pavilion with assistance from Sportscotland. Caberfeidh is the one shinty club in Scotland which groundshares with a cricket club, sharing Castle Leod with Ross County C.C..

In 2008, the club finished bottom of North Division One but were not relegated due to Fort William Seconds not being eligible for promotion to that league.

References

External links

* [http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/ChannelNavigation/News/TopicNavigation/Press+Releases/Articles/sportscotland+funding+for+Caberfeidh+Shinty+Club.htm Caberfeidh gain financial assistance]
* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=caberfeidh%20shinty&w=37054885%40N00 Pictures of Caberfeidh Games]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1854039489&size=o More Pictures of Caberfeidh Games]


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