However, in the mid-1990s there was a movement to create some form of competitive opportunities for women, influenced by the fact that many girls would be able to play shinty at Primary School level, and indeed under-14 level but would, for whatever reason unable to play at senior-adult level.
In the 1990s, teams from Glengarry, Oban and Dunaad were beginning to play each other, this resulted in the Women's Camanachd Association being set up in 2001 to run the league and cup system discretely from the men's game [REF].