Ardnamurchan Camanachd is a shinty club based in Strontian, Ardnamurchan. The club covers a wide but sparsely populated area taking in Strontian, Ardgour, Morvern, Acharacle and Moidart: all in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It was established in 2005. It competed in Marine Harvest North Division 3 but withdrew for the 2012 season. seeking to return in 2013. However, in a radical step the club then applied to join South Division Two at a late juncture, becoming the first club ever to switch districts. The club's catchment area includes part of Morvern, which is south of the Ballachulish divide. The club has not competed in the senior leagues since 2013, but maintains a youth and women's presence in the sport, as well as supporting irregular friendly games by a select team in Glenfinnan. History Shinty in Ardnamurchan and surrounding areas Historically, shinty has been played in Morvern and the Ardnamurchan area, but this was the traditional New Year's game and there is no history of clubs in the area. Latterly Morvern played an annual game against Kilmallie. The club's colours were taken from the coats of arms of two of the main ruling clans of the area: The MacIains who were a branch of Clan Donald, and the Camerons. The colours are red, gold and black. New school 2005 and early success Ardnamurchan High School was built with shinty in mind, having a good shinty pitch. A team was started in October 2005. The Ardnamurchan junior team was affiliated to Kilmallie. Soon old shinty hands in the area started their own training, and it was decided to form a senior team and enter North Division 3 for the 2006 season. With limited experience and low numbers, the team struggled throughout the season. Success came early for the U14s when the high school team reached the final of the MacPherson Cup. This team then went on to win the North of Scotland League Shield, beating Inverness in the final — despite the club being new to shinty. In 2007 Ardnamurchan amalgamated their small primary schools to form one team at this level. The senior team was strengthened by more experienced players joining their ranks and new home grown talent emerging. The club hosted the 2007 Mod Cup on 13 September 2007 at their ground. Stuart Carmichael stepped down as manager at the end of 2008. The club proactively sought a new manager but