Visit Fort William, Glen Nevis and Ben Nevis in the Outdoor Capital of the UK
The online guide to the Fort William area including Banavie, Caol, Claggan, Corpach, Glen Nevis, Inverlochy, Tomacharich & Torlundy
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- The Clans of Lochaber
- The Gaelic Language
- About the Jacobites
- The Commandos
- About Highland Games
- The Highland Clearances
- Old Fort William
- Top 10 Historic Events
- Childhood Memories
- Iron Age Fort
- Torcastle
- Tioram Castle
- Castle Stalker
- Scottish Castles
- Highland Battles
- National Trust Glencoe
- Queen Visits Fort William
About Highland Games
The first Highland Games are thought to have taken place in Scotland and elsewhere in the world around 1820. They were supported by George IV and encouraged in part by the romantic revival of tartan and all things Highland by Sir Walter Scott.
One of the first documented games was held in Invergarry in the 1820's and included, amongst other things, dancing, piping, tossing the hammer and twisting the four legs from a cow for which the prize was a fat sheep!
Royal association with Highland Games began with Queen Victoria's attendance at the Braemar Gathering in 1848 from which there is no record any poor cows being torn apart.
You will find Highland Games in many towns and villages throughout the months of July - September.
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