New piping contest

The Argyllshire Gathering has announced a new piping competition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its inauguration.

The Argyllshire Gathering Intermediate Piping Championship will be a competition for pipers aged 22 years and under.

For the first year, with the uncertainty of competitions going ahead, it has been decided to have an invitational competition with a maximum of eight competitors.

The event will be held on Saturday October 2 in the chapel at Lochnell Castle with the kind permission of the Earl of Dundonald.

It will be hosted by his son Lord Archie Cochrane.