West Highland Museum is hosting its “Camanachd: Geama Aosda nan Gleann Abrach” (Shinty: Ancient Game of the Lochaber Glens) exhibition this autumn. In this third of a series of blogs, shinty expert and broadcaster Dr Hugh Dan MacLennnan explores the history of Kilmallie Shinty Club. Kilmallie Shinty Club, currently based at Canal Parks, in Caol, was […]
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West Highland Museum is hosting its “Camanachd: Geama Aosda nan Gleann Abrach” (Shinty: Ancient Game of the Lochaber Glens) exhibition this autumn. In this second of a series of blogs, shinty expert and broadcaster Dr Hugh Dan MacLennnan explores the history of Fort William Shinty Club. Formed in February 1893, Fort William Shinty Club has
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West Highland Museum is hosting its “Camanachd: Geama Aosda nan Gleann Abrach” (Shinty: Ancient Game of the Lochaber Glens) exhibition this autumn. In this first of a series of blogs, local historian Kenny Mackintosh explores the history of the Lochaber Camanachd Club. Lochaber Camanachd The present club play at Spean Bridge and are currently
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This weekend the first Clan Cameron Gathering since 2009 will take place at Achnacarry between 1st and 4th August 2024. Clan Cameron Association define their gatherings as follows: The Chief of Clan Cameron “calls” his clansfolk to gather (or in the past, muster for military action). In centuries past this was done by sending runners
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Tha Iain a’ gluasad mar taibhse tron eachdraidh Loch Abar anns an 17mh linn. Tha e coltach gun robh e an sàs anns a h-uile tachartas cudromach aig an
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In September 1928, Fort William lad, John MacDougall climbed Ben Nevis. What was so unusual about his ascent and descent was that he achieved it on a
The Museum was gifted a beautiful map this month, the first ever and printed named specifically Lochaber. It’s actually titled in Latin “Lochabria” an
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Traditionally on Burns night we toast the Bard with whisky, we recite the Selkirk grace[1] and we address a haggis. Did addressing a Hanoverian in 168
Cameron is a place name in the ancient kingdom of Fife meaning “crooked hill” from the old Gàidhlig words cam brun. It gave its name to a knightly fam
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During the lockdown of 2020 I wrote a series of articles, about the remote and unique island archipelago of St Kilda. Somehow the isolation of lockdow
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