Tossing away the caber
|DUNOON, ARGYLL
THE sound of bagpipes, Scottish reels, swishing kilts, muscular men sweating as they throw heavy weights, and tartan everywhere. Welcome to a typical Highland gathering: a day of tests of brute strength, lung-power and agility, an entertainment that can be found nearly every weekend somewhere in the Scottish Highlands during the summer.
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