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The ‘Kiltie Race’
Some Highland Games hold running races for kilted competitors only
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2.
Tossing the Caber
Scotland’s kilted strongmen battled it out in the traditional heavy events or ‘heavies’
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The Scots Hammer
This would originally have been a contest to throw the local blacksmith’s hammer
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4.
Throwing the Weight (for height)
The effort involved has been described as, ‘Like throwing a seven-year-old boy over a double-decker bus’
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Throwing the Weight (for distance)
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6.
The Shot
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7.
Highland Fling
Believed to be the dancer imitating a stag
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Highland Dancing
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9.
March of the Pipe Bands
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10.
Solo Piping
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11.
Tug-O-War
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12.
Hill race
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13.
Overseas Visitors Race
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14.
The Long Leap
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15.
Hop, Skip and Jump
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16.
Pipe Major Baton Throw
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17.
Royal Visitors
Braemar Highland Games are visited by Her Majesty The Queen every year
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The Chieftain
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Celebrity Visitors
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly visits his ‘local’ Games each year at Lonach
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Cycle Races
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