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Highland games (Scottish Gaelic: geamannan Gàidhealach) is a competitive strength sport with events held in spring and summer in Scotland and several other countries with a large Scottish diaspora as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands.
In honour of the 50th anniversary of the Glengarry Highland Games held annually at Maxville, Ontario, Canada Post issued 'Highland Games' on 1 August 1997. The commemorative stamp was designed by Fraser Ross, based on photographs by Andrew Balfour. The 45¢ stamps are perforated 12.5 x 13 and were printed by Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited. [3]
The caber toss (Scottish Gaelic: tilgeil a' chabair) is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber" (/ ˈ k eɪ b ər /). It is normally practised at the Scottish Highland Games.
The Highland Games & Scottish Festival events take place on the grounds and in buildings at Pennsylvania Western University's Edinboro campus. Admission is free for everything except the Ceilidh ...
The stone put event at the 2005 Whidbey Island Highland Games Rob Roy's Putting Stone, a boulder supposedly used by Rob Roy MacGregor. The stone put (Scottish Gaelic: clach air a chur) is one of the main Scottish heavy athletic events at modern-day Highland games gatherings.
The World Highland Games Championships were first held in 1980 and were created as an attempt to identify who was truly the greatest Highland Games competitor. Many of the Highland Games competitions around the world have traditionally not been invitational, in the sense that novices can step up to compete, or at the more established events ...
The sheaf toss event at the 2005 Skagit Valley Highland Games, in the state of Washington, United States.. The sheaf toss (Scottish Gaelic: sguab) is a traditional Scottish agricultural sport event originally contested at country fairs.
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