Event’s bagpipes and brawn recall Delaware’s Highland history
Posted by: Pipe Major in NewsThousands gather every May west of Newark to celebrate Scottish roots or share a culture of kilts and clans. Sure, it’s in Maryland. But it’s a Delaware thing.
The gathering ground may sit in Cecil County’s lush hills off Md. 273, but Saturday’s Colonial Highland Gathering is as First State Scottish as the roots of the University of Delaware.
Delaware is home to 26,816 folks citing Scottish ancestry in the U.S. Census 2000, or 3.4 percent of residents. That may seem like a small figure, but it’s four times the number who cited roots with the Swedes, who (with Finns) made the state’s first permanent European settlement…
While no place like the games in Maryland gives such a taste of Delaware’s Scottish culture, non-Scot newcomers may want to tote earplugs and opt for funnel cake over haggis. Kilts optional.
The Colonial Highland Gathering starts 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Fair Hill, Md., race track off Md. 273, west of Newark. Admission is $15, under 12 free. For more information, visit www.fairhillscottishgames.org.
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