The Mallaig & Morar Highland Games took place on Sunday, August 4. Towards the end of the day, as rain threatened, Sandy Cameron lifted the John Gillies, Bourblach Memorial Cup for the Adult Piobaireachd competition, competing with 15 other high-quality pipers.Â
Sandy Cameron was a previous winner of the 18 and under piping. That award this year went to Seonaidh Forrest from Skye, sweeping the boards, lifting the MacBrayne Cup, The Archie Gillies Memorial Trophy and The Simon MacKinnon Memorial Trophy – Overall winner 18 and under section.
Overall winner and winner of The Alasdair FB Roberts Memorial Quaich – Decker Forrest. Decker won the Strathspey and Reel as well as the Hornpipe and Jig, while Finlay Cameron won the March.
Adult Piping
Piobaireachd
- Sandy Cameron, Lochaber – John Gillies, Bourblach, Memorial Cup
- Josh Chandler, Australia
- Decker Forrest, Skye
- Fraser Allison, Balfron
Judges: Iain MacFadyen and Rona Lightfoot
March
- Finlay Cameron, Lochaber
- Decker Forrest, Skye
- Piers Dover, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Louis Davis
Strathspey and Reel
- Decker Forrest
- Liam Nicholson
- Finlay Cameron, Lochaber
- Scott MacLean
Hornpipe and Jig
- Decker Forrest, Skye
- Sandy Cameron, Lochaber
- Finlay Cameron, Lochaber
- Scott MacLean
Overall winner and winner of The Alasdair FB Roberts Memorial Quaich – Decker Forrest
18 & Under
March
- Seonaidh Forrest, Skye – MacBrayne Cup
- Lily Robertson, Fort William
- Calum MacNeil
Strathspey and Reel
- Seonaidh Forrest, Skye
- Calum MacNeil
- Lily Robertson, Fort William
- Scott MacLean
The Archie Gillies Memorial Trophy – Seonaidh Forrest
The Simon MacKinnon Memorial Trophy – Overall winner 18 and under section – Seonaidh Forrest