Highland Games

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland

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The shops bring in about £120,000 a year for a Common Good fund, administered by Inverclyde Council and mostly used to finance Christmas decorations or the annual Gourock Highland Games.

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The King and Queen appeared in jovial mood as they attended the Braemar Gathering Highland Games in Aberdeenshire.

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At a traditional Scottish Highland Games, fit athletes engage in rigorous pursuits like caber-tossing, hammer-throwing and stone-carrying.

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King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Princess Royal have joined thousands of Highland games spectators at the annual Braemar Gathering.

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Queen Elizabeth II hosted numerous royal garden parties there and enjoyed watching events at the nearby Braemar Highland Games with other members of the Royal Family.

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