1 8 7 1 ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Ar gy ll ▁Ar ms ▁Hotel ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁" An n ual ▁G ather ing ▁of ▁the ▁G entry ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Ar gy ll ▁for ▁social ▁purposes ". ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁Ar gy ll shire ▁G ather ing ▁and ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁member ▁subscri ptions . ▁The ▁first ▁G ather ing ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁High land ▁Society ▁of ▁London ▁don ated ▁a ▁Gold ▁Medal , ▁which ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁also ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁Me eting ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁pri zes ▁in ▁solo ▁pip ing . ▁F aye ▁Hend erson ▁won ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁at ▁either ▁O ban ▁or ▁In ver ness . ▁ ▁The ▁Ar gy ll shire ▁G ather ing ▁H alls ▁are ▁at ▁a ▁site ▁on ▁B read al b ane ▁Street ▁in ▁O ban , ▁and ▁were ▁built ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁ball ▁held ▁after ▁the ▁gather ing . ▁The ▁current ▁building ▁is ▁a ▁category ▁C ▁listed ▁building ▁built ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁replace ▁a ▁tim ber ▁structure . ▁ ▁The ▁G ather ing ▁is ▁normally ▁held ▁in ▁late ▁August , ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁Northern ▁Me eting ▁in ▁In ver ness . ▁Many ▁pip ers ▁come ▁to ▁Scotland ▁to