Old Photograph Clansmen Braemar Scotland

Old photograph of the march of the Clansmen over the bridge over the River Dee in Braemar, Royal Deeside, Scotland. Known colloquially as The Games and originating from those believed to have been held by King Malcolm III, an annual Highland Games Gathering is held at Braemar on the first Saturday in September and is traditionally attended by the British Royal Family. In 1746, the Act of Proscription stopped all clan gatherings, but following its repeal in 1782, the old enthusiasms for such events returned. About 1826, the Braemar Highland Society was created; the first modern day games taking place in 1832. On 14 September 1844 Queen Victoria attended the gathering at Invercauld. In 1866, Royal was added to Braemar Highland Society and in 1906, the Duke of Fife presented 12 acres of Mar Estate to the Society and The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, the current home of the Braemar Gathering, was created. Since Queen Victoria's time, the reigning monarch has been the patron of the Braemar Royal Highland Society.



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