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The Highland Games of Scotland

January 22, 2016 By Greg Murray Leave a Comment

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As sport continues to become ever more modernised with the latest technology in sports footwear and equipment, it is always nice to see certain cultures continuing to compete in truly traditional events. The Scottish are just one culture still participating in traditional athletic competitions such as Tossing the Caber and Putting the Stone. Each year, the Scots combine these historical sporting events into one mass competition – The Highland Games – which take place all across Scotland throughout the year. With so much history behind all of the events that are included in the ‘Games, here … [Read more...] about The Highland Games of Scotland

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