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The first historical reference to the type of events held at Highland games in Scotland was made during the time of King Malcolm III (Scottish Gaelic: Máel Coluim, c. 1031 – 13 November 1093) when he summoned men to race up Craig Choinnich overlooking Braemar with the aim of finding the fastest runner in Scotland to be his royal messenger. [7]
Woodland [6] is a city in and the ... In 2008 The Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival celebrated its 11th year at the Yolo County Fairgrounds. The Games ...
As with most aspects of the Scottish Highland games, and Scottish Highlands culture generally, a certain amount of legend has grown around the origins and antiquity of the stone put. Michael Brander, in his 1992 book Essential Guide to the Highland Games, reports on some of the stories concerning the stone put which have become traditional. He ...
Highland games in Scotland (9 P) S. Shinty (5 C, 31 P) Pages in category "Scottish games" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
In the first three decades of the competition there have been thirteen champions, with four men each having won the title five times, Geoff Capes, Jim McGoldrick, Ryan Vierra and Matt Sandford, and one of those, Geoff Capes, having also won the 1981 World Highland Games Championships held in Lagos, which would make him six times world champion ...
The Highland Games & Scottish Festival was first held in 1993 at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It featured two pipe bands, one vendor, kids' games, and student athletic competitions ...
The record for most caber tosses in three minutes is currently held by Scottish teenager Andrew Murphie. He managed to perform 26 successful caber tosses on 23 June 2024 in Grantown on Spey, Scotland smashing the previous record of 16, which was set in Canada. Each caber was more than 5m (16ft) long and weighed more than 40kg (88lbs), and they ...
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