The Dell is a shinty stadium in the town of

Kingussie Kingussie ( ; gd, Ceann a' Ghiùthsaich ) is a small town in the Badenoch and Strathspey ward of the Highland council area of Scotland. Counties of Scotland, Historically in Inverness-shire, it lies beside the A9 road (Great Britain), A9 road, ...

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. It is the home of

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 ...

and has been a shinty venue for almost 150 years.

Location

The park is situated beside the

River Spey The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At it is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom, as well as the second longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. It is important for salmon fishi ...

on the outskirts of

in an area known as the Dellmore of Kingussie on the road to Ruthven.

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

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. The club has recently constructed a stand which has been flood proofed in 2017 to allow the holding of the Camanachd Cup final in Kingussie again. A Camanachd Cup Final was to have been held at the Dell in September 2020.

References

External links

Kingussie Shinty Club
Sports venues in Highland (council area) Shinty venues Kingussie {{Highland-geo-stub