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:

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
British Pathe online database
Credits:
Commentator
Eamonn Andrews
Length of story (in feet)
259
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Highland Games', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 042, 17 Oct 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120099 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)