Highland Games
Britishnoun
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At a traditional Scottish Highland Games, fit athletes engage in rigorous pursuits like caber-tossing, hammer-throwing and stone-carrying.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
He was regular commentator for the Braemar Gathering, a Highland Games attended by members of the Royal family including the late Queen.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023
The 96-year-old monarch, who has struggled with what Buckingham Palace has called “mobility issues,” will skip the opening of the Highland Games, The Associated Press reported Friday.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
He made the move with his wife, Lezlie Webster, a fellow piper whom he had met at the New Hampshire Highland Games at Loon Mountain.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2018
Scene—A meadow near Drumquhidder, South Perthshire, where the annual Highland Games are being held.
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
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