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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.
The Highlands area, which features: Distinctive shops, restaurants and nightlife along Baxter Avenue and Bardstown Road; Cherokee Triangle and Original Highlands historic neighborhoods; Frankfort Avenue, including the Clifton and Crescent Hill neighborhoods—another area with distinctive shops and restaurants; Louisville Urban Bourbon Trail [27]
The caber toss event involves tossing a 22-foot-long spruce log weighing about 125 lbs. The stone thrower event involves hurling a 25-lb. rock shot-put style. The 28-lb. and 56-lb. weight throw events involves using a one-handed throw to heave an iron block with iron ring attached.
The World Highland Games Championships is a well-recognised event in both strength athletics and Highland Games.The championships were organised by David Webster, OBE of Scotland, who still conducts them.
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Traditionally the first events of the games are the marathon and the bear. The marathon is a 26-mile-long race beginning in Boone, North Carolina, and ending at MacRae Meadows. The bear is a 5-mile foot race that begins at the bottom of Grandfather Mountain and ends at the top of the mountain, a 1500-foot climb.
Highland dance or Highland dancing (Scottish Gaelic: dannsa Gàidhealach) [1] is a style of competitive dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the 19th and 20th centuries, in the context of competitions at public events such as the Highland games.
Grayson Highlands State Park is a state park located in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. It is adjacent to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and lies within the Jefferson National Forest. The park was established in 1965 and contains a total of 4,502 acres (1,822 ha). [1]