IT'S THE 200th Royal Highland Show this year and to mark this extra special occasion we have dipped into our archives to produce some of our pictures from through the decades. For this first tranche, we take a look back at the 1940s and 1950s for a look back at the shows prior to it 'coming home' to Ingliston, in 1960. Any one with interesting pictures from Highland Shows gone past, please send to ken.fletcher@thescotishfarmer.co.uk
Judging Border Leicesters at the Highland in Aberdeen in 1959 Picture ref: 1711-2
At the Inverness Highland Show in 1948 Baravalla II of Mingary was the Highland cattle champion Picture ref: 476
Calrossie Welcome was Beef Shorthorn champion at the Dundee show in 1949 Picture ref: 573
The Canadian Mounted Police were the star attraction at the 1953 Highland Show in Alloa Picture ref: 1361
There was a rarity at the 1953 show in Alloa, when the white Shorthorn, Erimus Ghost, won the breed championship Picture ref: 1395
The Angus bull, Evara of Broadleys pictured at the Highland in Edinburgh at the 1955 show Picture ref: 1855
Angus champion at the Aberdeen-based Highland in 1959 was Even Girl 3 of Cobairdy Picture ref: 1680
In 1951 on one of the few Paisley-based Highland show, Finnock Bog Primrose was the champion Ayrshire Picture ref: 796
Hamhill Consort 32 was the champion Wessex pig at the H and AS in Alloa, in 1955 Picture ref: 1866
The Dumfries Highland Show saw this British Friesian bull win the day back in 1954 Picture ref: 1586-7
Chicken trussing was a popular YFC competition at the Highland – this was at the 1955 show in Edinburgh Picture ref: 1611-1
Three prize-winners at the Highland Show in Edinburgh, 1955 – a Hereford and a couple of Jerseys Picture ref: 1589-11
Would it be allowed now? We doubt it ... but this was the rather gruesome beef on a spit scene at the 1955 Highland Show in Edinburgh
The Dairy Shorthorn breed on parade at the 1954 Highland Show in Dumfries Picture ref: 1584-10
Lothian Silver Queen was the Hereford leader at the Alloa Highland in 1953 Picture ref: 1362
A team of North Country Cheviots owned by HB Sleigh, St Johns Wells, at the 1955 Highland Show Picture ref: 1432-4
Prince Philip attending the Highland Show in Edinburgh in June, 1955 Picture ref: 1588-12
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here