The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) was founded in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
in 1784 as the Highland Society of Edinburgh.
The Society had its root in 1723 when the Society of Improvers of the Knowledge of Agriculture in Scotland was created in Edinburgh.
[Scottish Garden Buildings by Tim Buxbaum p.15]
It was remodelled and renamed in 1784 largely in reaction to the
subsistence crises of 1782/3 when many of the estates in the
highlands and islands of Scotland were not producing enough food to feed tenants.
The Society is responsible for organising the annual
Royal Highland Show
The Royal Highland Show is Scotland's biggest annual Agricultural show. The show is organised by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland.
Held annually in June at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, the event attracts ove ...
.
Famous members include
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy ...
and James MacDonald, secretary from 1893 to 1912.
See also
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Highland Society of London The Highland Society of London is a charity registered in England and Wales, with "the view of establishing and supporting schools in the Highlands and in the Northern parts of Great Britain, for relieving distressed Highlanders at a distance from ...
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Royal Highland Showground
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Organizations established in 1784
18th century in Scotland
Organisations based in Edinburgh
Charities based in Scotland
Agricultural organisations based in Scotland
Organisations based in Scotland with royal patronage
1784 establishments in Scotland
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