'Missing' trophy won for first time in 90 years

Jacqueline Coull and Ross Ruickbie won the trophy

A Highland Games trophy which had been missing for decades has been won for the first time in 90 years.

The coveted Rose Bowl trophy was traditionally awarded to the top-performing competitor at the annual Cabrach Picnic and Highland Games in Moray.

The event stopped in the 1930s, but was revived in 2022 - albeit without the trophy. However, after an appeal, it was found 585 miles (941km) away in Axminster, Devon.

It was won at the weekend by Jacqueline Coull and Ross Ruickbie for their efforts in the shot putt.

The Cabrach Picnic and Games was a staple of the Highland Games calendar and ran annually from 1877 until it stopped in the 1930s.

The Cabrach Trust reintroduced the event in 2022, and initiated the hunt for the lost silver Rose Bowl last year.

Adrian Taylor, the grandson of the last winner, returned the silverware to Moray in February so it could be awarded once more.

The trophy returned to Moray

Mr Taylor said at the time: "Though it’s been nice to have the silverware in the family for the past few decades, it is fitting that, with the return of The Cabrach Picnic and Games two years ago, it returns home.

"I felt it only right to return it."

Jonathan Christie, from The Cabrach Trust, said he was "beyond delighted" the trophy had returned home.

He said the trophy represented "another positive chapter" in the return of the event.