An ex-servicemen's race at the Northern Meeting Games

An ex-servicemen's race at the Northern Meeting Games

ID: PC_NORTHERNMEETINGGAMES_042 DESCRIPTION: The start of an ex-servicemen's race at the Northern Meeting Games, circa 1920s. The first Northern Meeting Games took place at Dochfour in 1835 and they were held annually (except 1914-1918), usually in September, for the next century. In 1837 the venue for the games was moved to fields in the Longman and they remained there until 1864 when the Northern Meeting Park was opened. The Northern Meeting Games were last held in August 1938. PLACENAME: Inverness OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Inverness and Bona CREATOR (AV): unknown DATE OF IMAGE: undated PERIOD: 1920s (c.) SOURCE: unknown COLLECTION: Highland Games / Northern Meeting Park Asset ID: 46698 KEYWORDS: