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The Argyllshire Gathering is a Highland games held in
Oban Oban ( ; ' in Scottish Gaelic meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, th ...
, Scotland.


History

A meeting on 23 August 1871 held at the Argyll Arms Hotel led to a resolution to have an "Annual Gathering of the Gentry of the County of Argyll for social purposes". This was to be called the Argyllshire Gathering and was funded by member subscriptions. The first Gathering was held in 1873. The Highland Society of London donated a
Gold Medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
, which along with the Gold Medal also donated to the Northern Meeting is one of the most prestigious prizes in solo piping.
Faye Henderson Faye Henderson is a bagpipe player from Scotland. In 2010, she became one of the youngest ever winners of a Highland Society of London Gold Medal (piping), Gold Medal, as well as the first ever female winner. Life Henderson was born in Kirriemuir ...
won the Gold Medal in 2010, becoming the first woman to win the Gold Medal at either Oban or Inverness. The Argyllshire Gathering Halls are at a site on Breadalbane Street in Oban, and were built to accommodate the ball held after the gathering. The current building is a category C listed building built towards the end of the 19th century to replace a timber structure. The Gathering is normally held in late August, one or two weeks before the Northern Meeting in
Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
. Many pipers come to Scotland to compete in both events.


Piping competition

Eligibility for the Senior competitions is decided by a Joint Eligibility Committee, comprising representatives of the Northern Meeting, the Argyllshire Gathering, competition judges and the
Competing Pipers Association Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...
. Competitors must enter themselves each year, and hear in March whether they have been accepted. On the day after the piping competitions the competitors form a band and march through the town as part of the Stewards' March.


See also

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List of winners of the Gold Medal, Senior Piobaireachd and Former Winners' MSR at the Argyllshire Gathering The Argyllshire Gathering is an annual Highland games held in August in Oban, Scotland. Solo piping events The solo piping events at the Argyllshire Gathering are some of the most prestigious in the solo calendar. Winning the Gold Medal for pi ...


References


External links

* {{Official website, www.obangames.com
List of all winners

List of recent winners and runners-up
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