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So what are The Highland Games?
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The Highland Games in Scotland can be dated as far back as 2000BC and they were gatherings where local clans would meet to demonstarate their skills and strength in a number of weird and traditional athletic styled events.
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Some of the events you will be quite aware of like Scottish country dancing, tug-o-War and bagpipe playing, but you must go to see some of the unique, weird and wonderful events they due to show off their strangth.
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The most famous is probably "tossing the Caber" and the aim of this event is not to see how far you can throw the 20feet (80kg) huge wooden pole but to toss the pole as straight as you can to land as close to 12 o'clock.
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The Sheaf Toss which is a bundle of straw rapped up in a burlap bag is then tossed as high as the competitors can manage over a horizontal bar only using a pitchfork - great to watch.
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With are over 100 gatherings and Highland Games events across Scotland during the Spring and Summer months and with every Games having their own unique traditions and events it is definitely one to put on your bucket list.
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