Editing Shinty (section)

===Playing area===
The objective of the game is to play a small ball into a goal, or "hail", erected at the ends of a {{convert|128|to|155|m|yd|adj=mid|-long|order=flip}} by {{convert|70|to|80|yd|m|adj=mid|-wide}} pitch.<ref name="shinty.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinty.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Byelaw-1-20141.pdf |title=Camanachd Association – Rules and Byelaws |access-date=20 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220073023/http://www.shinty.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Byelaw-1-20141.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The game is traditionally played on grass, although as of 2009 the sport may be played on artificial turf.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8387122.stm | work=BBC News | title=Weather factor in shinty decision | date=30 November 2009}}</ref> The pitch also has marks indicating a {{convert|10|yd|m|-1|adj=on}} area around the goals, the penalty and centre spots (along with their associated arcs/circles of {{convert|5|yd|m|0|disp=or}} radius), and corner arcs at the corners of the rectangular pitch of {{convert|2|yd|m|0|disp=or}} radius.<ref name="shinty.com"/> The goals, at opposite ends of the field, measure {{convert|12|ft|m|2}} wide and {{convert|10|ft|m|2}} high and a net is affixed to catch the ball when a goal is scored.<ref name="shinty.com"/>
[[File:Shinty field and Standing Stone - geograph.org.uk - 1519977.jpg|thumb|Shinty field (Winterton), Inveraray]]