Highland Games

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

042

Date Released

17 Oct 1955

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Barrel Organs
2. 2Carpets
3. 3Highland Games

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

NoS Summary - Shows the Highland Games in Aboyne, Scotland, with a funfair and military band, men tossing the caber and throwing the hammer, and Cumberland wrestling.

Keywords

Sport; Customs and traditions

Locations

Scotland; Aberdeenshire; Aboyne

Written sources

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Credits:

Commentator

Eamonn Andrews

Length of story (in feet)

259

Story extras:

Film clip

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