Aboyne Highland Games on Royal Deeside

[cessna152towser]

Please let me show you the Aboyne Highland Games through my pictures.

The Clan Village

Family banners including my own were hung in the Council of Scottish Armigerous Clans and Families tent where I spent much of the day.

Here I was able to introduce Norman Turnbull, High Seanachie of Turnbull Clan Association to our Convenor Michael Grewar. I hadn't seen Norman since New Hampshire Games last September.

Norman Turnbull chats with Michael Armstrong of Mungbyhurst, while Mungbyhurst's lovely wife, and Michael Grewar look on.

David Waterton-Anderson, our Director of Publications

Michael Grewar with Duncan Cameron of Clan Cameron.

This gentleman from Toronto was wearing the Maple Leaf tartan. I had previously met him when he was over in Scotland for the Muster of the Clans in Selkirk in September 2009.

Chieftain of the Games, The Most Honourable The Marquis of Huntly.

Solo Piping contest
More to follow shortly.

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Clan Irvine

Clan Leask

Clan Hay

Clan Fraser

Clan Findlay, who seemed to have the busiest clan tent throughout the day, either it was their clan gathering or their hospitality was exceptionally generous.

Clan Forbes

Clan Leslie

Clan Cameron.
Note a recurring theme here as Clans Leask, Fraser and Cameron each have a guard dog in their tent!

Clan Gordon

Clan Farquharson, with our Member Acaig and his cousin and cousin's husband.
More to follow shortly.

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Jordan and I met up with Acaig at the Clan Farquharson tent

Jordan was wearing Royal Air Force tartan and was soon chatting up the Air Training Corps cadets!

Highland dancing

Irish Jig

Caber Tossing

Cornhill team in the Tug o'War


A couple of shots of Gordon Highlander re-enactors

An alien visitor!

There were lots of young lads wearing below knee pleated skirts
One more instalment to come.

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Three views of the massed pipe bands. There were six pipe bands taking part.

Towie & District Pipe Band

Bucksburn & District Pipe Band

All too soon Lonach Pipe Band were called onto the field to Beat the Retreat

Occasionally an interesting shot can be obtained after the games are over and the organisers are starting to clear up.
Here is another activity which can be carried out while wearing a kilt, fork lift truck driving:.
That's all folks.

[CMcG]

There were lots of young lads wearing below knee pleated skirts

Is that actually the style these days? Or are they approximating a kilt and need to join Xmarks for some guidance

[cessna152towser]

Is that actually the style these days? Or are they approximating a kilt and need to join Xmarks for some guidance

Lightweight kilts, hemmed below the knee, are quite popular with the Tartan Army of soccer and rugby fans but I noticed that some which I saw on Saturday were knife pleated all round.
There is a company in England which produces box pleated skirts for men in camo prints.

[Santa Kona]

Thanks for sharing these with us.

[madmacs]

Is that actually the style these days? Or are they approximating a kilt and need to join Xmarks for some guidance

Foreign tourists?

[starbkjrus]

Looks like fun Alex. Thanks for those.

[McClef]

Great pictures and good to see X Markers I have actually met!