Highland Games in Scotland

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The back story of AHCS is that the Inverness Games ran out of space for the single, large, 'clans' tent a couple of years ago. This was one of the very few Games where there had been an assembly of clans, and all in the one marquee. We won't go into the reason for running out of space, but the solution offered was the carpark at the Eden Court Theatre. Eden Court is some distance from the Games venue so the connection between the clan societies and the Games is lessened and our audience is pretty much limited to ourselves, with very few visitors.

AHCS will act on behalf of all its member Highland clans and clan societies and plans to apply political pressure such that the Games and the single marquee or tent village can once more co-exist. Something else to keep in mind is the unpredictability of Highland weather. The Inverness Games are in July and I remember one year when boards were laid between the carpark and the big tent to keep us out of the six inches of mud. Therein lies the reason for the single marquee or series of marquees rather than the typical village of American Games.

The list of AHCS members is pretty much a list of the individual tables in the tents of the past. Note that ALL are Highland clans and societies.