Our Saturday session times are shown below. Please note that we aim to be flexible to accommodate all players’ schedules and levels of confidence.

Open Sessions

Please contact us if you are planning to come along for the first time, or are not already receiving news of cancellations, etc.

Saturday training sessions on the Meadows

This is our main session that is open to everyone, and it is outdoors on grass. We train at the Tollcross end of the Meadows, between Lauriston Gardens and Melville Drive, not far from the Pavilion Café.

10.30 – 11.20   Development (P1-3 and newer players) and P4/5
11.30 – 12.30   P6/7 and High School

Studded boots and shin-guards strongly recommended. All other equipment supplied.

Metered parking around Warrender Park Terrace and Warrender Park Road is free on Saturdays. Approximate postcode is EH9 1EE.

School Sessions

Fridays 12.40 pm – Pilrig Park (grass). Intended for Gaelic-speaking P3 – P6 players. 

The following sessions are run in association with Active Schools, and are restricted to attendees of the providing schools. Please contact us for further details.

Wednesdays after-school at James Gillespie’s High School, P4-S2, 4pm – 5pm

Wednesdays after-school at James Gillespie’s High School, P4-S2, 5pm – 6pm

Meet at James Gillespie’s High School campus new Astro Pitch.

We are working with Active Schools and the Camanachd Association to provide shinty taster sessions, and aim to support school staff who are interested in establishing additional indoor and outdoor sessions for any ages in their schools, especially in the area around the Meadows. Please contact us for further information.

Shinty in Edinburgh’s Marchmont/Meadows area has a surprisingly long history, as this print from the late 18th century illustrates. Image copyright – reproduced with acknowledgement to http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/ and Ian Smith