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The stone put is one of the main Scottish heavy athletic events at modern-day Highland games gatherings. [1]

9 relations: Ellisland Farm, Highland games, Lifting stone, Pound (mass), Robert Burns, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Shot put, Steinstossen.

Ellisland Farm

Ellisland Farm lies about 6.5 mi/10.4 km northwest of Dumfries in village of Auldgirth, located in the Parish of Dunscore, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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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.

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Lifting stone

Lifting stones are heavy natural stones which people are challenged to lift, proving their strength.

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Pound (mass)

The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement.

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Robert Burns

Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire, Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.

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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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Scottish Highlands

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

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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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Steinstossen

Steinstossen is the Swiss variant of stone put, a competition in throwing a heavy stone.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_put

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