Archery in Scotland

From the ancient art of longbow archery to the modern sport, archery has a rich and storied tradition in Scotland.
Whether you’re aiming to try your hand at this precision sport or exploring its place in Scotland’s history, this page will guide you to the best locations, events, and opportunities to get involved in archery across the country.

Archery Clubs in Scotland

• Ayr Archery Club – founded in 1951 and re-established in 1969. The club has excellent shooting grounds at Doonside, just outside Ayr, and at the new Ayr Academy in town. There are about 50 members in the club, with both Senior and Junior archers taking part.
• Bathgate – Balbardie Archers
• Bannockburn Bowmen – a target archery club based in Central Scotland, catering to archers in the Stirling and Alloa regions. The club holds outdoor sessions from April to mid-September and moves indoors for the rest of the year, with occasional outdoor shoots during the winter. Indoor facilities are not available during the outdoor season.
• Clyde Arrows Archery Club – based in Milngavie
• Crieff Archery Club
• Falkirk Company of Archers – established in 1971
• Falkirk – Grange Archery Club
• Glasgow Archers – formed in 1948, when some members practised shooting in pubs, using dart boards to shoot at dart players. Since then, the club has welcomed archers of all skill levels and styles, except crossbow. Starting small, the club has grown and shrunk over the years based on how popular archery was, with members from many generations.
• Green Hollow Bowmen – an archery club based in the west of Scotland, near the city of Glasgow. Affiliated to the British Longbow Society, the club is dedicated to keeping alive the use of the traditional British longbow
• Lasswade Archery Club – founded in 1979, making it one of the oldest in Scotland.
• Penicuik Archers – founded in 1985 – is one of the largest clubs in the east of Scotland, catering for beginners, all the way through to competitive archers, who shoot at National and International levels.

Scottish Field Archery

Scottish Field Archery Association – formed in 1966 and is a founder member of the International Field Archery Association [IFAA] and is their recognised National Governing Body for the sport in Scotland.

Scottish Target and Field Archery Association (STAFAA) – founded in 2012, as an independent group, it promotes the excitement of both field and target archery throughout Scotland. The website has a useful list of online archery shops.

Argyll Field Archers – a well established field archery club with shooting grounds in the Inverawe Forest 3 miles east of Taynuilt, Argyll.

Birkhill Field Archery Club – a long-established club based on the Birkhill Estate near Gauldry in North Fife.

Dalmore Field Archery Club – situated in the Central belt area of Scotland between Stirling and Dunfermline.

Drum Field Archers – established in 1999 and based in the South East of Edinburgh.

Forest Spirit Archers – Scotland’s largest field archery club based near Cluny, by West Kirkcaldy, in the Kingdom of Fife.

Inverness Field Archery Club – fostering and promoting Field Archery as a sport.

Palacerigg Field Archers – an archery club based in Cumbernauld.

West Highland Archers

Wolfstar Archers – a field archery club based in East Lothian.

Scottish University Archery Clubs

Aberdeen – Edinburgh – Heriot Watt – Edinburgh Napier – St Andrews – Strathclyde

Archery Information

The Scottish Archery Association

Archery GB – The governing body for the sport of archery in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

World Archery

Long Bow Archery

British Long-Bow Society in Scotland

Archery Centres in Scotland

MRM Archery – providing Archery Lessons and Coaching, Come & Try sessions, Team Building, Corporate Archery events throughout Scotland and support and advice in running archery clubs – Jackton, East Kilbride G75 8RS