£24.50
Date 1956
Edinburgh Military Tattoo Festival Scotland 1956
An original programme for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle in 1956, featuring regiments including the Royal Scots and the Black Watch highland regiment.
Staged on the floodlit Castle Esplanade, the Tattoo combines massed pipes and drums, military displays and music. A colourful piece of Scottish festival history and a lovely item of 1950s memorabilia.
| Production | Edinburgh Military Tattoo Festival |
|---|---|
| Venue | Edinburgh Castle |
| Cast | Royal Scots regiment |
Condition: V Good, lcr, slrs, a few tiny cover marks
Did you know?
- The first official Edinburgh Military Tattoo was staged on the Castle Esplanade in 1950.
- The Royal Scots, raised in 1633, was the oldest infantry regiment of the line in the British Army.
- The word tattoo comes from the Dutch ‘doe den tap toe’, a call to turn off the beer taps at closing time.
SKU: T02502
