The 2015 shinty league placings have been confirmed following a Camanachd Association Board meeting on Wednesday 28 January 2015.
The placings had been agreed at a Camanachd Association Competitions meeting a week earlier but required the approval of the full Board.
As expected, Inverness will make the step up from Marine Harvest North Division 1 to the Marine Harvest National Division as Bute stated they wished to rebuild their side playing area shinty next season after finishing bottom of the game’s second tier in 2014. Inverness, who now have former Scotland, Fort William and Glenurquhart Head Coach Drew McNeil in charge, are believed to be the only eligible club from Marine Harvest North Division 1 and Marine Harvest South Division 1 who were interested in moving up a division.
It had been proposed that Marine Harvest North Division 1 would be a 10 team league in 2015. However with Inverness being promoted and Glengarry having a request to play in Marine Harvest North Division 2 accepted, the Camanachd Association sought interest from some Marine Harvest North Division 2 clubs to move up a league. The Kinlochshiel second team noted an interest and they will now play in Marine Harvest North Division 1.
Oban Lorn are a welcome addition to Marine Harvest South Division 2 meaning they will join Oban Camanachd, Oban Celtic and Lochside Rovers playing out of Oban next season.
The 2015 league structure will be as follows:
Orion Group Premiership (10)
Newtonmore
Lovat
Glenurquhart
Kyles Athletic
Kingussie
Inveraray
Kinlochshiel
Lochaber
Fort William
Oban Camanachd
Marine Harvest National Division (8)
Kilmallie
Beauly
Caberfeidh
Glasgow Mid Argyll
Glenorchy
Skye Camanachd
Ballachulish
Inverness
Marine Harvest North Division 1 (9)
Newtonmore (2)
Strathglass
Glenurquhart (2)
Beauly (2)
Kingussie (2)
Lovat (2)
Fort William (2)
Lochcarron
Kinlochshiel (2)
Marine Harvest South Division 1 (9)
Bute
Kyles Athletic (2)
Oban Celtic
Aberdour
Lochside Rovers
Strachur
Taynuilt
Kilmory
Inveraray (2)
Marine Harvest North Division 2 (10)
Glengarry
Lochaber (2)
Boleskine
Skye Camanachd (2)
Aberdeen University
Caberfeidh (2)
Kilmallie (2)
Lewis Camanachd
Strathspey Camanachd
Inverness (2)
Marine Harvest South Division 2 (8)
Tayforth
Glasgow Mid Argyll (2)
Col Glen
Bute (2)
Ballachulish (2)
Glenorchy (2)
Aberdour (2)
Oban Lorn