Macaulay Cup
The MacAulay Association Camanachd Cup is a trophy in the Scottish sport of shinty. It is competed for by the eight highest-placed league teams from the north and south areas of Scotland at the end of the previous season. The first winner of the cup, in 1947, was Newtonmore. It will be sponsored by Artemis from the 2010 season. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty.
The current holders are Glenurquhart.
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