Highland Society of London
- Highland Society of London
The Highland Society of London is a registered United Kingdom charity, with "the view of establishing and supporting schools in the Highlands and in the Northern parts of Great Britain, for relieving distressed Highlanders at a distance from their native homes, for preserving the antiquities and rescuing from oblivion the valuable remains of Celtic literature, and for promoting the improvement and general welfare of the Northern parts of Great Britain". [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=244472]
The Society was founded in 1778 by Highland gentlemen resident in London and was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 21 May 1816. In 1782, it was instrumental in securing the repeal of the statutory proscription of tartans introduced after the Jacobite rising of 1745. It has a famous and definitive collection of clan tartans, established in the early 19th century.
The Society supports and awards annual prizes for piping (including Gold Medals at the Northern Meeting and Argyllshire Gathering). Its early records are deposited in the National Library of Scotland.
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