A game of shinty, a centuries-old sport similar to hockey, was played against the backdrop of Britain’s highest mountain Ben Nevis on Thursday, to promote Scotland as a tourist destination.
The match, played by local teams at over 1,200m above sea level, is being held to draw attention to Fort William and Lochaber as a resort for families and adventure sports lovers, VisitScotland tourist board said.
A sport like shinty, which is called “camanachd” in Gaelic, was played as early as the sixth century, shinty’s governing body says, adding that shinty and the game of hurling as played in Ireland today have the same historical roots.