8 highland games to visit

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It’s game on for Scotland’s annual contests of Highland dancing,

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25 June, 2024

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Hammer hurling and caber tossing

Like an annual Olympiad for sporran-wearing sportsfolk, Highland Games have been held for centuries around the north of Scotland. The most famous is the Braemar Gathering, where you can witness feats

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Living up to its name

Stood alone inside Derby Litchurch Lane at 07.30 on Saturday, August 2, day two of The Greatest Gathering, the biggest railway event in decades, it was eerily quiet. It wouldn’t be like this in 30, 60