Highland Games
Scottish heavy-event athletics — caber toss, stone put, weight over bar, hammer throw and Highland dance.
👥1 per team🌤outdoor
What is Highland Games?
The Highland Games are a Scottish outdoor sporting festival featuring a set of heavy events: caber toss (flipping a ~5 m log for orientation), stone put, weight over bar, weight for distance, hammer throw and sheaf toss. Highland dancing and piping competitions run alongside. The Braemar Gathering (attended annually by the British monarch) is the most famous.
Quick facts
Category
Strength Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Estimated origin
Medieval Scotland; modern revival 1820s (Braemar Gathering)
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified