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/public/visitors/welcome/content/presidents?view=3736/public/visitors/welcome/content/initiative<IMG height=730 alt=president src="/public/wso/images/promotions/president" width=660 border=0>Show History - then & now /public/visitors/welcome/content/history?view=3727The Royal Highland  Show is run by the <A href="http://www.rhass.org.uk/">Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland </A>which has its 225th anniversary this year having been founded in 1784 to promote the regeneration of rural Scotland. The first Highland Show was held in 1822 on the site now occupied by the controversial, award-winning Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh. After more than a century of moving to different locations throughout Scotland, the “Highland” put down its permanent roots at Ingliston on the western fringes of Edinburgh in 1960.Now known as the Royal Highland Centre, the showground occupies almost 300 acres. This tradition of moving the show to each region of Scotland is reflected in a change to the President and Vice Presidents, who come from a different region every year. In 2008-2009 it is Grampian / Aberdeen & Shire. The show  is regarded as one of the UK’s top agricultural events.   It is a stalwart of the Scottish agricultural calendar but is also Scotland’s biggest outdoor event attracting visitors of all ages for what is regarded as a great day out. June 25th to 28th 2009 will see the 169th Royal Highland Show.  /public/visitors/welcome/content/history?view=37321

Show History - then & now

The Royal Highland Show is run by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland which has its 225th anniversary this year having been founded in 1784 to promote the regeneration of rural Scotland.

The first Highland Show was held in 1822 on the site now occupied by the controversial, award-winning Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh.

After more than a century of moving to different locations throughout Scotland, the “Highland” put down its permanent roots at Ingliston on the western fringes of Edinburgh in 1960.

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