A north-east village was brimming with spectators over the weekend as the 18th annual Cornhill Highland Games got underway.
The ever-popular show kicked off in the morning with a Highland dancing contest with heavy and lightweight games in the afternoon.
Last night, the event’s secretary, Shona Hay, said: “It was a really good day and we had a good turn out – we were lucky with the weather.
“We had around 2,000 which is much the same from last year. It’s still a popular event. We had quite a lot of overseas visitors this year, too, which was really good. It’s nice to see them coming through to enjoy our traditional Highland games.
“We are really happy with the day.”
Mary McKilligan, who overseas the dancing competitions at the games, added that a “good” number of people entered this year’s events.
“We had a good entry – there were 132 dancers – and it was well attended,” she said.
“It was a good day.”
The programme also included the now traditional Knock Hill race, which was introduced as part of the games in 1970.
It was originally planned as a one-off fundraiser for a new village playing field, but was such a success it was made a firm fixture.
Runners have to complete the punishing eight-and-a-half mile course from Cornhill to the top of Knock Hill and back in under one hour and 45 minutes.
