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Grandfather Mountain Highland Games 2022

On behalf of all of us at The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA, thank you for stopping by our booth at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. With rain and shine, bagpipes and bridies, and sportsmanship and kinship, the spirit of Scotland was certainly alive in the highlands of North Carolina! Emily and Lisa from our team in the United States and Catriona from the Trust’s team at Culloden enjoyed meeting each and every one of you. It was a pleasure to hear your stories, and to share information about what we do to support the Trust’s work in caring for Scotland’s special places—from coastlines to castles—for today and forever.

The highlight of our weekend at the Games was being able to meet and connect with our members and Clan Partners. Your support allows us to do what we do, and we are so grateful. While we did not have the opportunity to say hello to everyone that we hoped due to the weather, we would always love to hear from you.

Below is a video capturing the essence of the Parade of Tartans, one of the key events of the Games. The Parade of Tartans involved over 100 Clans and associations marching around the Games field, waving their clans’ tartan flags in the rain. The Parade signifies the importance of Clan connections and is a special moment of the Games.

We are delighted to share with you this photo album of our experience at the Games – we hope you enjoy looking through these and reminiscing about the weekend.

Highlights from Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

Lisa and Jenn in the NTSUSA tent
Lisa and Jenn
Highland dancer in kilt outfit
Highland dancer
Grandfather mountain and forest
Grandfather Mountain
Forbes clan tent
Clan Forbes
Close-up of entrance gate crest at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
The entrance gate crest
Toss the caber at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Toss the caber event
The field at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
MacRae Meadows
The entrance gate at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
The entrance gate at the Games
Drummer performing in pipes and drums parade
Montreat Scottish Pipes and Drums
Clan Forbes tent at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Clan Forbes
Clan Stone Tiles
Clan Stones
Catriona, NTS Estate Manager at Culloden
Catriona, NTS Estate Manager at Culloden
Catriona performing her lecture
Catriona's lecture "Conserving Culloden"
Bruce Clan tent at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Family of Bruce International
Bruce Clan Tent at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Family of Bruce International
live band performing outdoors at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Music in Grove II
NTSUSA banner
NTSUSA banner
Catriona's lecture
Catriona's lecture "Conserving Culloden"
Catriona and Lisa at the NTSUSA tent
Catriona and Lisa at the NTSUSA tent
Bagpipes at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Pipes and Drums parade
Parade of Tartans at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
The Parade of Tartans
Peter lecturing in the Scottish cultural village tent
Peter Wilson's Lecture in the Scottish Cultural Village Tent
Lisa and Clan Sinclair at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Clan Sinclair

The Parade of Tartans

Published: 20 July 2022

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