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Highland games

Index Highland games

Highland games are events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. [1]

187 relations: Alberta, Alden Biesen Castle, Alma, Michigan, Almonte, Ontario, Amazing Grace, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Arlington, Texas, Atholl Highlanders, Austin, Texas, Bagpipes, Basque rural sports, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, BC Highland Games, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Blair Atholl, Blair Castle, Blairsville, Georgia, Braemar, Bridgeport, West Virginia, British Columbia, British royal family, Brno, Burntisland, Caber toss, Calgary, Cambridge, Ontario, Canmore, Alberta, Carloway, Celts, Ceres, Fife, Charleston, South Carolina, Clan Grant, Cobourg, Columbus, Indiana, Coquitlam, Cowal Highland Gathering, Crieff, Crieff Highland Games, Csesznek, Cupar, Davenport, Iowa, Degree of difficulty, Delaplane, Virginia, Dirk, Dunedin, Florida, Dunoon, Earl of Strathearn, Edmonton, Elizabeth, Colorado, Elizabethton, Tennessee, ..., Eminence, Kentucky, Estância Velha, Estes Park, Colorado, Exposition Universelle (1889), Fairlie, New Zealand, Fejér County, Fergus, Ontario, Fetteresso Castle, Fiddle, Fredericton, Gaels, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Georgetown, Ontario, Glasgow Highland Games, Glasgow, Kentucky, Glengarry Highland Games, Gourock, Grande Prairie, Grandfather Mountain, Great Highland bagpipe, Green Cove Springs, Florida, Greenville, South Carolina, Halkirk, Hammer throw, Harp, Hartford, Connecticut, Herding dog, High River, Highland cattle, Highland games competitors, Honolulu, Hororata, Houston, Huntersville, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Inverkeithing, Inverness, Irn-Bru, Jakarta, Kamloops, Kelso, Washington, Kilt, Kincardine, Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Las Vegas, Laurinburg, North Carolina, Lehi, Utah, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, Lincoln, New Hampshire, Linville, North Carolina, Livonia, Michigan, Location, Loch Ness Monster, Lochearnhead, Lonach Highlanders, Long gun, Luss, Malcolm III of Scotland, Manitoba, Marianna, Florida, Maryville, Tennessee, Mid-Maryland Celtic Festival, Milwaukee, Moncton, Montreal, Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Mount Airy, Maryland, New Brunswick, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, North Carolina, North Glengarry, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Olcott, New York, Old Westbury, New York, Ontario, Paeroa, Pembroke Parish, Penticton, Perth, Perth-Andover, Pierre de Coubertin, Pistol, Pitlochry, Pleasanton, California, Portland, Oregon, Portree, Quebec, Radford, Virginia, Red Deer, Alberta, Regina, Saskatchewan, Rio Grande do Sul, River Isla, Perthshire, San Diego, Santa Cruz County, California, Sapucaia do Sul, Sarasota, Florida, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Scotland the Brave, Scottish clan, Scottish country dance, Scottish Highlands, Selkirk, Manitoba, Sheaf toss, Shot put, Somerset Village, Bermuda, South Bend, Indiana, Sport in Scotland, St Andrews, St. Charles, Missouri, St. Leonard, Maryland, St. Louis, Stirling, Stone (unit), Stone Mountain, Georgia, Stone put, Strathdon, Sutton, Ontario, Sword, Sychrov Castle, The Gathering 2009, Tucson, Arizona, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Turakina, New Zealand, Uxbridge, Ontario, Ventura, California, Veszprém County, Victoria, British Columbia, Waipu, New Zealand, Weight throw, Winnipeg, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Woodland, California, World Highland Games Championships, Zichyújfalu, Zorra. Expand index (137 more) »

Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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Alden Biesen Castle

Alden Biesen is a 16th-century castle in Belgium, located in the small village of Rijkhoven in the municipality of Bilzen in the province of Limburg.

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Alma, Michigan

Alma is the largest city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Almonte, Ontario

Almonte (pronounced "AL-mont" as opposed to the original Spanish pronunciation of "al-MON-tay") is a former mill town located in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Ontario, Canada.

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Amazing Grace

"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and Anglican clergyman John Newton (1725–1807).

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Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Antigonish (Am Baile Mòr) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a principal city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County.

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Atholl Highlanders

The Atholl Highlanders is a Scottish ceremonial infantry regiment.

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Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties.

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Bagpipes

Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag.

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Basque rural sports

Basque rural sports, known as Deportes Rurales in Spanish or Herri Kirolak in Basque, is the term used for a number of sports competitions rooted in the traditional lifestyles of the Basque people.

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana and its second-largest city.

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BC Highland Games

The B.C. Highland Games and Scottish Festival is the second oldest continually running Highland Games in British Columbia, Canada.

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Blair Atholl

Blair Atholl (from the Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Athall, originally Blàr Ath Fhodla) is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Tilt and Garry in one of the few areas of flat land in the midst of the Grampian Mountains.

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Blair Castle

Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland.

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Blairsville, Georgia

Blairsville is a city in Union County, Georgia, United States.

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Braemar

Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands.

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Bridgeport, West Virginia

Bridgeport is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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British royal family

The British royal family comprises Queen Elizabeth II and her close relations.

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Brno

Brno (Brünn) is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia.

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Burntisland

Burntisland (Bruntisland) is a royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.

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Caber toss

The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber".

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Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Cambridge, Ontario

Cambridge (2016 population 129,920) is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park.

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Carloway

Carloway (Càrlabhagh) is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Celts

The Celts (see pronunciation of ''Celt'' for different usages) were an Indo-European people in Iron Age and Medieval Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had cultural similarities, although the relationship between ethnic, linguistic and cultural factors in the Celtic world remains uncertain and controversial.

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Ceres, Fife

Ceres is a village in Fife, Scotland, located in a small glen approximately 2 miles over the Ceres Moor from Cupar and 7 miles from St Andrews.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Clan Grant

Clan Grant is a Highland Scottish clan.

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Cobourg

Cobourg (/'koːbə˞g/) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto and east of Oshawa.

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Columbus, Indiana

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.

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Coquitlam

Coquitlam is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.

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Cowal Highland Gathering

The Cowal Highland Gathering (also known as the Cowal Games) is an annual Highland games event held in the Scottish town of Dunoon, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, over the final weekend in August.

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Crieff

Crieff (Craoibh, meaning "tree") is a market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Crieff Highland Games

The Crieff Highland Gathering was founded in 1870 at Crieff in Scotland.

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Csesznek

Csesznek (Zeßnegg, Česneg, Česnek) is a village in Zirc District, Veszprém county, Hungary.

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Cupar

Cupar (Cùbar) is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland.

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Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is the county seat of Scott County in Iowa and is located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state.

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Degree of difficulty

Degree of difficulty (DD, sometimes called tariff or grade) is a concept used in several sports and other competitions to indicate the technical difficulty of a skill, performance, or course, often as a factor in scoring.

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Delaplane, Virginia

Delaplane is an unincorporated community in northern Fauquier County, Virginia, approximately due west of Washington, D.C. Delaplane is situated along U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 50, and Interstate 66; bordering Upperville, Virginia to the north, Hume, Virginia to the south, Paris, Virginia to the west, and Rectortown, Virginia to the east.

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Dirk

A dirk is a long thrusting dagger.

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Dunedin, Florida

Dunedin is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

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Dunoon

Dunoon (Dùn Omhain) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Earl of Strathearn

Earl or Mormaer of Strathearn is a title of Scottish nobility, referring to the region of Strathearn in southern Perthshire.

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Edmonton

Edmonton (Cree: Amiskwaciy Waskahikan; Blackfoot: Omahkoyis) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Elizabeth, Colorado

Elizabeth is a statutory town which is the most populous municipality in Elbert County, Colorado, United States.

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Elizabethton, Tennessee

Elizabethton is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States.

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Eminence, Kentucky

Eminence is a home rule-class city in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Estância Velha

Estância Velha is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Estes Park, Colorado

The Town of Estes Park is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

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Exposition Universelle (1889)

The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889.

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Fairlie, New Zealand

Fairlie is a Mackenzie District service town located in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Fejér County

Fejér (Fejér megye) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Central Hungary.

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Fergus, Ontario

Fergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County in Ontario, Canada.

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Fetteresso Castle

Fetteresso Castle is a 14th-century towerhouse, rebuilt in 1761 as a Scottish gothic style Palladian manor, with clear evidence of prehistoric use of the site.

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Fiddle

A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin.

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Fredericton

Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

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Gaels

The Gaels (Na Gaeil, Na Gàidheil, Ny Gaeil) are an ethnolinguistic group native to northwestern Europe.

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Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Gatlinburg is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States.

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Georgetown, Ontario

Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton.

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Glasgow Highland Games

The Glasgow Highland Games are a regional highland games and Scottish heritage celebration held annually in and near Glasgow, Kentucky.

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Glasgow, Kentucky

Glasgow is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.

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Glengarry Highland Games

The Glengarry Highland Games consist of a series of traditional Scottish competitions held annually in Maxville, Ontario, Canada, usually held the first weekend in August.

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Gourock

Gourock (Guireag) is a town falling within the Inverclyde council area and formerly forming a burgh of the county of Renfrew in the West of Scotland.

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Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country.

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Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina.

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Great Highland bagpipe

The Great Highland bagpipe (a' phìob mhòr "the great pipe") is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland.

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Green Cove Springs, Florida

Green Cove Springs is a hydrological spring and a city in Clay County, Florida, United States.

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Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville (locally) is the largest city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.

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Halkirk

Halkirk (Hacraig) is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland.

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Hammer throw

The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.

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Harp

The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers.

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Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Herding dog

A herding dog, also known as a stock dog or working dog, is a type of pastoral dog that either has been trained in herding or belongs to breeds developed for herding.

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High River

High River is a town within the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada with a population of 13,584 (2016).

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Highland cattle

Highland cattle (Bò Ghàidhealach; Heilan coo) are a Scottish cattle breed.

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Highland games competitors

Highland Games Competitors: The Scottish Highland Games, held mainly in Scotland, the United States, New Zealand, Iceland and Canada, are a place of social, cultural, and athletic gathering.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaiokinai.

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Hororata

Hororata is a small settlement at the northwestern edge of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Huntersville, North Carolina

Huntersville is a large suburban town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.

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Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

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Inverkeithing

Inverkeithing is a town and a royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth.

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Inverness

Inverness (from the Inbhir Nis, meaning "Mouth of the River Ness", Inerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands.

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Irn-Bru

Irn-Bru ("iron brew") is a Scottish carbonated soft drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" (after whisky).

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Kamloops

Kamloops is a city in south-central British Columbia in Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River near Kamloops Lake.

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Kelso, Washington

Kelso is a city in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington and is the county seat of Cowlitz County.

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Kilt

A kilt (fèileadh) is a knee-length non-bifurcated skirt-type garment, with pleats at the back, originating in the traditional dress of Gaelic men and boys in the Scottish Highlands.

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Kincardine, Ontario

Kincardine is a municipality located on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Kingston, Ontario

Kingston is a city in eastern Ontario, Canada.

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas (Spanish for "The Meadows"), officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.

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Laurinburg, North Carolina

Laurinburg is a city in and the county seat of Scotland County, North Carolina, United States.

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Lehi, Utah

Lehi is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States.

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Ligonier, Pennsylvania

Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Lincoln, New Hampshire

Lincoln is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Linville, North Carolina

Linville is a community centered just south of the US 221 and NC 105 intersection in Avery County, North Carolina.

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Livonia, Michigan

Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Location

The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere.

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Loch Ness Monster

The Loch Ness Monster or Nessie is a cryptid of Scottish folklore, reputedly inhabiting Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.

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Lochearnhead

Lochearnhead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Èireann) is a village on the A84 Stirling to Crianlarich road at the foot of Glen Ogle, north of the Highland Boundary Fault.

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Lonach Highlanders

The Lonach Highlanders are members of The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society, made up of men from the Strathdon area of Aberdeenshire in Scotland.

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Long gun

A long gun is a category of firearms with longer barrels than other classes.

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Luss

Luss (Lus, 'herb' in Gaelic) is a village in Argyll & Bute, Scotland, on the west bank of Loch Lomond.

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Malcolm III of Scotland

Malcolm III (Gaelic: Máel Coluim mac Donnchada; c. 26 March 1031 – 13 November 1093) was King of Scots from 1058 to 1093.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada.

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Marianna, Florida

Marianna is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States.

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Maryville, Tennessee

Maryville is a city and the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States.

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Mid-Maryland Celtic Festival

The Mid-Maryland Celtic Festival (formerly the Frederick Celtic Festival) is a one-day festival celebrating all things Scottish, held annually in Mt. Airy, Maryland, United States.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.

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Moncton

Moncton is the largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald

The Moose Jaw Times-Herald was a daily newspaper serving the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, and the surrounding area.

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Mount Airy, Maryland

Mount Airy is a town located in Carroll and Frederick counties in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick; Canadian French pronunciation) is one of three Maritime provinces on the east coast of Canada.

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New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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North Glengarry, Ontario

North Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland"; Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada.

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Olcott, New York

Olcott is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Newfane in Niagara County, New York, United States 14126.

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Old Westbury, New York

Old Westbury is an affluent village in Nassau County, in the U.S. state of New York, on the North Shore of Long Island.

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Ontario

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.

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Paeroa

Paeroa is a small town in New Zealand, in the northern Waikato region of the Thames Valley.

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Pembroke Parish

Pembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda.

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Penticton

Penticton is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha Lakes.

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Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Perth-Andover

Perth-Andover (2016 population: 1,590) is a village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937, also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin) was a French educator and historian, and founder of the International Olympic Committee, as well as its second President.

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Pistol

A pistol is a type of handgun.

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Pitlochry

Pitlochry (Baile Chloichridh or Baile Chloichrigh in Gaelic) is a burgh in the county of Perthshire in Scotland, lying on the River Tummel.

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Pleasanton, California

Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

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Portree

Portree (Port Rìgh) is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

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Quebec

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Radford, Virginia

Radford (formerly Lovely Mount, Central City, English Ferry and Ingle's Ferry) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Red Deer, Alberta

Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada.

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Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul (lit. Great Southern River) is a state located in the southern region of Brazil.

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River Isla, Perthshire

The River Isla (Abhainn Ìle) is a tributary of the River Tay in Angus and Perthshire, Scotland.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruz County, California, officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California.

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Sapucaia do Sul

Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scotland the Brave

"Scotland the Brave" (Alba an Àigh) is a Scottish patriotic song.

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Scottish clan

A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, "children") is a kinship group among the Scottish people.

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Scottish country dance

Scottish Country dance (SCD) is the distinctively Scottish form of country dance, itself a form of social dance involving groups of couples of dancers tracing progressive patterns.

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Scottish Highlands

The Highlands (the Hielands; A’ Ghàidhealtachd, "the place of the Gaels") are a historic region of Scotland.

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Selkirk, Manitoba

Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River about northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg.

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Sheaf toss

The sheaf toss is a traditional Scottish agricultural sport event originally contested at country fairs.

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Shot put

The shot put (pronounced) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible.

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Somerset Village, Bermuda

Somerset Village is a small, unincorporated village in the northwest area of Bermuda, located in Sandys Parish.

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South Bend, Indiana

South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name.

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Sport in Scotland

Sport in Scotland plays a central role in Scottish culture.

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St Andrews

St Andrews (S.; Saunt Aundraes; Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Dundee and 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Edinburgh.

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St. Charles, Missouri

Saint Charles is a city in, and the county seat of, Saint Charles County, Missouri, United States.

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St. Leonard, Maryland

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Stirling

Stirling (Stirlin; Sruighlea) is a city in central Scotland.

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Stone (unit)

The stone or stone weight (abbreviation: st.) is an English and imperial unit of mass now equal to 14 pounds (6.35029318 kg).

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Stone Mountain, Georgia

Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.

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Stone put

The stone put is one of the main Scottish heavy athletic events at modern-day Highland games gatherings.

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Strathdon

Strathdon (Gaelic: Srath Dheathain) is an area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Sutton, Ontario

Sutton is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada.

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Sword

A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger.

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Sychrov Castle

Sychrov Castle can be found near the village Sychrov in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.

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The Gathering 2009

The Gathering 2009 was a two-day weekend event, celebrating Scottish culture, held between 25–26 July 2009, as part of Homecoming 2009.

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Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is a city and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States.

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Turakina, New Zealand

Turakina is an old Māori settlement situated southeast of Whanganui city on the North Island of New Zealand.

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Uxbridge, Ontario

Uxbridge is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham in south-central Ontario, Canada.

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Ventura, California

Ventura, officially the City of San Buenaventura, is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States.

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Veszprém County

Veszprém (Veszprém megye,; Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (megye) in Hungary.

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Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.

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Waipu, New Zealand

Waipu is a small town in Bream Bay, in the Northland Region of New Zealand, with a Scottish heritage.

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Weight throw

Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw.

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Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. With a 2015 estimated population of 241,218, it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and the 5th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 89th-most populous city in the United States. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center. Winston-Salem is called the "Twin City" for its dual heritage and "City of the Arts and Innovation" for its dedication to fine arts and theater and technological research. "Camel City" is a reference to the city's historic involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally based R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's Camel cigarettes. Many locals refer to the city as "Winston" in informal speech. Another nickname, "the Dash," comes from the (-) in the city's name, although technically it is a hyphen, not a dash; this nickname is only used by the local minor league baseball team, the Winston-Salem Dash. In 2012, the city was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the U.S. by CBS MoneyWatch.

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Woodland, California

Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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World Highland Games Championships

The World Highland Games Championships is a well recognised event in both strength athletics and Highland Games.

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Zichyújfalu

Zichyújfalu (IPA) is a village in Fejér county, Hungary, about 10 km from Lake Velencei, which is more or less easy to reach on road and on railway (Pusztaszabolcs-Székesfehérvár line).

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Zorra

Zorra is a township in Oxford County, situated in south-western Ontario, Canada.

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