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| Cowal Highland Gathering | |
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| Genre | Highland Gathering |
| Dates | Final weekend in August annually |
| Location(s) | Dunoon, Cowal, Argyll and Bute |
| Coordinates | 55°57′32″N 4°55′26″W / 55.959°N 4.924°W |
| Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 1894–present |
| Website | www |
The Cowal Highland Gathering (also known as the Cowal Games) is an annual Highland games held in the Scottish town of Dunoon, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, over the final weekend in August.
History
The first.[1]
1906 saw the introduction of a pipe band competition.
After a break during the years of World War II, the first post-war Gathering, in 1946, attracted attendances of 28,000. However, the record attendance, to date at least, was in 1950 when 30,000 visitors attended, one of whom was then-Prime Minister Clement Attlee.[1]
Pipe band competition
In January 2013, following a meeting between the Gathering Committee and the RSPBA, it was announced that, from 2014, Cowal would lose its status as a 'major' Pipe Band competition, a status enjoyed by the event since 1906.[2] The Gathering chairman admitted that the major competition had outgrown the limited facilities at Dunoon Stadium. As a result, only 24 pipe bands registered to compete at the 2014 gathering, although most competed in several events when they would have only competed once previously.
Highland dancing competition
The Cowal Gathering is host to some of the most prestigious Highland dancing competitions in the world, including the World Championships. Around 750 dancers compete over the three days with many travelling from Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
References
- ^ a b "A brief history of the Cowal Highland Gathering". cowalgathering.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Gathering Storm". Dunoon-observer.com. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
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