9ct gold Forfar and district ploughing medal

Hallmarked 9ct Gold Medallion, for Champion Horse Ploughman, won by Fred Scott of Woodhead of Ballinshoe at the 1952 Forfar and District Ploughing Association Annual Ploughing Match on Saturday 8th March.

Diameter approx. 7 eighths of an inch

Weight 3.9 grams

Medallion reads,

Forfar and District Ploughing Association

Champion Ploughing

1952

Fred Scott.

Initialled FS on Front.

Medallion in very good condition with only minor surface scratching and wear conducive with age.

***Extract from Dundee Courier Monday 10th March 1952***

Headline.

Horse Plough beats the Tractors.

In ideal weather, 11 horse and 21 tractor ploughs contested the annual match of Forfar and District Ploughing Association at Heatherstacks [Mr John Robertson] on Saturday.

Fred Scott of Woodhead of Ballinshoe was Champion Horse Ploughman.

2nd. J Sturrock of Kincaldrum

3rd. J. Carr of Gagie.

Thanks for looking.