Highland games (Scottish Gaelic: geamannan Gàidhealach) are events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries with a large Scottish diaspora...
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The games span two days and with an attendance of over 20,000, are the largest Highland Games outside of Scotland. The Glengarry Highland Games are primarily...
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centuries, in the context of competitions at public events such as the Highland games. It was created from the Gaelic folk dance repertoire, but formalised...
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The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is a Highland games event that has been held annually since 1956 at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. Celebrating...
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composed by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb in 1982 for a Highland games held in Germany. It has been proposed as the Scottish national anthem...
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Geoff Capes (category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England)
August 1949) is a British former shot putter, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor. He represented England and Great Britain in field athletics...
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The World Highland Games Championships is a well-recognized event in both strength athletics and Highland Games. The championships were organized by David...
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Idlewild and Soak Zone (redirect from Ligonier Highland Games)
1938, one of the company's earliest. The park is home to the Ligonier Highland Games, a Scottish athletic and cultural festival that has annually drawn over...
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Antigonish, Nova Scotia (redirect from Antigonish Highland Games)
is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast...
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The Inverness Highland Games (official name: City of Inverness Highland Games), is a Highland games event in the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands...
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Phoenix, Arizona (redirect from Scottish Gathering & Highland Games)
lights; the Arizona State Fair, begun in 1884; Scottish Gathering & Highland Games, an event celebrating Scottish heritage; Estrella War, a celebration...
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Francisco's 2015 Highland Games; and was a guest participant at the New Hampshire Highland Games (also known as Loon Mountain Highland Games) in 2014, 2015...
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The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games is a three-day cultural festival that has been held in the town of Fergus, Ontario, for more than 70 years...
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Burntisland (section Highland games)
15th-century Rossend Castle, as well as the traditional summer fair and Highland games day. To the north of the town a hill called The Binn is a landmark of...
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Jón Páll Sigmarsson (section Highland games)
weightlifting Championships - 1st 1986 Carmunnock Highland Games (Scotland) - 7th 1986 Commonwealth Highland Games (Scotland) - 1st Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjouːn...
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Stone put (category Highland games)
chur) is one of the main Scottish heavy athletic events at modern-day Highland games gatherings. While similar to the shot put, the stone put more frequently...
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Lesmahagow (section Highland Games)
needed] The Highland Games are held annually in June with Pipe Bands competing in Grades 1 through 4. There are also events for Highland dancing, weight...
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The Glasgow Highland Games are a regional Highland games and Scottish heritage celebration held annually in and near Glasgow, Kentucky. The main festival...
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Almonte, Ontario (section North Lanark Highland Games)
the North Lanark Highland Games, Naismith 3-on-3 Basketball Festival, Almonte Celtfest and Busfusion. The North Lanark Highland Games have been held annually...
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1939-1949. The Highland games on the weekend of 15th and 16 August 2020 were cancelled due to the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The games feature...
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Ballachulish (redirect from Ballachulish, Highland)
from Scottish Gaelic Baile a' Chaolais [baləˈxɯːl̪ˠɪʃ]) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles...
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Donald Dinnie (category Scottish Highland games competitors)
Scotland." As Scotland's greatest athlete, Dinnie competed in sixteen Highland Games seasons in his native land. He first toured the United States' Caledonian...
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Keg-tossing (category Games of physical skill)
variations of the traditional movement has been carried out during Highland games. In Ireland, empty beer kegs of different weights and sizes have been...
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The Cowal Highland Gathering (also known as the Cowal Games) is an annual Highland games held in the Scottish town of Dunoon on the Argyll and Bute, over...
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ASEAN University Games (AUG) is a biennial sports event that involves athletes from the universities of the ASEAN member countries. It is regulated by...
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Festivals in Scotland (section Highland Games)
Cowal Highland Gathering Crieff Highland Games Dinnie Stones The Gathering 2009 Highlander Challenge World Championships Inverness Highland Games Edinburgh...
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The British Columbia Highland Games is the second oldest continually running Highland Games in British Columbia, Canada. The games are run by the ScotFestBC...
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Brigadoon Highland Games – Bundanoon NSW Chieftain of the Day 2023 – Brigadoon Highland Games – Bundanoon NSW Chieftain of the Day 2023 – Aberdeen Highland Games...
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The Invictus Games is an international multi-sport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans...
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The Hororata Highland Games is an annual event held in Hororata, New Zealand. The Games began in 2011, following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake. The Hororata...
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