Kingsmills Park

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Kingsmills Park
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Kingsmills Park
Location within Inverness area
Full nameKingsmills Park
Location Inverness
Scotland
Coordinates 57°28′33″N4°12′48″W / 57.4757°N 4.2134°W / 57.4757; -4.2134
Owner Inverness Thistle F.C.
Capacity 5000 (600 seated) [1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Built1895 (1895)
Demolished1994 (1994)

Kingsmills Park was a football ground in Inverness, Scotland. [2] It was the home ground of Inverness Thistle F.C. [3]

Following the merger of Inverness Thistle with Caledonian F.C. in 1994, the new team played at Caledonian's ground, Telford Street Park. In 1996 the club moved to the newly built Caledonian Stadium. A care home currently sits upon the location of the former ground.

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References

  1. ↑ McGinlay, Carol. "Kingsmills Park". Inverness Thistle F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Inverness Thistle". Non League Scotland. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ↑ McColl, Brian (26 August 2012). "All-time Scottish Football Club Directory". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
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