Cowal Highland Gathering (1947)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unknown or unclear. Cuts from newsreel 47/71 - Scots gather for the highland games at Dunoon, Ayrshire in Scotland. Several shots of highland games - men in unitards wrestling on the show ground; a woman in traditional dress does some Scottish dancing; a man in a kilt puts the shot; men playing bagpipes. A little girl walks along carrying a prize shield - a man carries her and the shield. A man prepares to throw the hammer. Piped bands march around the arena. A man prepares to toss the caber. C/Us of young Scottish girls smiling at camera. FILM ID:2164.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-193