by Dr. JACK TAYLOR. The Tomintoul Games were held yesterday, Saturday, July 15 in the Public Park at the southern end of Tomintoul. It was a classic games day in a beautiful setting with fair weather until a downpour at 5pm. Nine seniors and six juniors made a healthy competition, […]
The 179th Tomintoul Highland Games took place yesterday, July 16. It was a good day for playing with warm with light cloud cover. Twelve adults played, with eight in the junior Piobaireachd. There was a touching tribute paid to Patricia Grant who died last year. Patricia had been games secretary […]
Continuing his daughter’s story of James – Jamie – McHardy, second piper to Queen Victoria from 1878 until 1881. When the Highland Games season was in full swing Jamie went the rounds. He would walk over the Lecht the dozen miles to Tomintoul Games and back again and then, next […]
