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Highland games

Also known as Highland games heavy events · Caber toss · Stone put · Maide-leisg

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Scottish gathering contests such as caber toss, stone put, hammer throw and the seated stick pull.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of United Kingdom.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Celtic and Atlantic Europe.

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