Besidesregularsportingeventssuch as long jump and sprintingandshotput, youwill also findmoreuniquegamessuch as 'tossing the caber' or 'throwing the weight'.
Andrew Rettie, secretary of the Scottish Games Association, the body which decides the length of the tree trunk used in tossing the caber, says that the average Highland games attracts a mere 3, 000-4, 000 people.