Caberfeidh
Scottish shinty team
Caberfeidh Camanachd Club is a shinty team based in Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The club play in the Premiership having been promoted from the National Division after the 2017 season. The club's 2nd team play in North Division 2.
The name Caberfeidh comes from the Scottish Gaelic for a stag's antlers, Cabar Fèidh, which is the symbol of Ross-shire.
History
The club was founded in 1886 in the Spa Pavilion in Strathpeffer, celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2011. It was an amalgamation of the Strathpeffer club and the Knockfarrel club Caberfeidh Shinty Club 125th Anniversary Celebrations « Shinty. The name "Caberfeidh" was proposed by W.F. Gunn, who also represented the club at the inaugural AGM of the Camanachd Association.Caberfeidh Shinty Club’s 125th Anniversary « Shinty
In the early 1920s, the club became a junior side for two years due to a dearth of experienced players after the Great War but in 1926 the club defeated Beauly in the MacGillivray Cup Final and this began a glory run which lasted until the Second World War.
The club won the Camanachd Cup in 1934 and 1939 and also lost in the final to Kyles Athletic in 1935.Caberfeidh Shinty Club’s 125th Anniversary « Shinty They also won the MacGillivray League ten years in succession, winning 11 in total. They also appeared in eight MacTavish Cup finals, winning four. Indeed, the club's domination of the sport was so complete that one newspaper used the headline "No Other Worlds Left To Conquer".Caberfeidh Shinty Club’s 125th Anniversary « Shinty
After the war, the club was still successful although it never reached its intra-war heights again.
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