Shinty historian Dr Hugh Dan MacLennan is to give a talk on Shinty Archives – A National Asset at the Highland Archive Centre, Bught Road, Inverness on Wednesday 5 December 2012.

Dr MacLennan’s talk is sure to be highlight in an event titled, This Sporting Life: Sport in the Highlands.

The full programme is;

9.45am–10.00am - Registration & Coffee

10.00am–10.30am - Canoeing & Kayaking in the Highlands, Donald MacPherson

10.45–11.15am - Display of archives of The Northern Meeting, by kind permission of the Secretary and Trustees of the Northern Meeting

11.15–11.45am - Shinty Archives – A National Asset, Dr Hugh Dan MacLennan

11.45am - Close

The event is free and anyone wishing to attend can contact Janet Baker Highland Archive Service 01463 256444 or janet.baker@highlifehighland.com to book a place.