Highland Games North Scotland
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A list of Highland Games in North Scotland to
Visit with Websites, Postcodes and links to Reviews
and Maps where possible.
Highland Games are mainly
sporting events that take place throughout the summer
in Scottish towns. The origin of the games is thought
to have been from gatherings of Clans to determine
their top warriors. Today, Highland Games are held
throughout the world, by families having connections
to Scotland.
The weeks for the events listed here are when the
games are normally held, check the websites to
confirm the dates.
Click on the PostCodes for Maps and Reviews.
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Gordon Castle Highland
Games
May 3rd week, 49 miles east of Inverness by the
village of Fochabars.
Website . UDS Page . IV32 7PQ
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Aberdeen Highland
Games
June 3rd week, at Hazelhead Park on the west side of
Aberdeen. Traditional Games with trade stalls, food,
beer and more.
Website . RS Page . AB15 8BE
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Drumtochty Highland
Games
June 4th week, 9 miles west of Montrose/Aberdeenshire . The Auchenblae and
the Drumtochty Highland Games have top competitors
with records broken. Held in the grounds of
Drumtochty Castle, 2 miles outside Auchenblae.
Website . Postcode: AB30 1TP
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Forres Highland Games
July 1st week, 27 miles east of Inverness. One of
Scotland's oldest small towns.
Website . RS
Page . IV36 3BT
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Inverness Highland
Games
July 2nd week, Tulloch Inverness Highland Games are
renowned for the quality of the heavy event
competitions. Spectators normaly are about 4000 -
6000. Held at Bught Park on the south side of the
City.
Website . RS
Page . IV3 5SP
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Lochcarron Highland
Games
July 3rd week, 62 miles west of Inverness close to
the Isle of Skye. Held at Attadale Estate 6 miles
round the Loch from Lochcarron village.
Website . UDS Page . IV54 8YX
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Mull Highland Games
July 3rd week, Tobermory on the Isle of Mull 31 miles
northwest of Oban. Held at Erray Park in Tobermory,
Traditional Scottish Highland Games.
Website . RS
Page . PA75 6PR
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Stonehaven Highland
Games
July 3rd week, 15 miles south of Aberdeen in the
grounds of Mackie Academy.
Website . RS Page . AB39 3DF
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Tomintoul Highland
Games
July 3rd week, 59 miles northwest of Aberdeen,
between Ballater and Grantown on Spey on a real
scenic Hill Road. Tomintoul
village is 1,132ft above sea level.
Website . RS
Page . AB37 9EX
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Dufftown Highland
Games
July 4th week, 52 miles northwest of Aberdeen 61
miles east of Inverness.
Website . RS
Page . AB55 4AW
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Durness Highland
Gathering
July 4th week, 104 miles northwest of Inverness on
the far north coast of Scotland with some great
beaches. Free entry, just pay to enter an event.
Website . RS
Page . IV27 4PN
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Halkirk Highland Games
July 4th week, 6 miles south of Thurso/north Highlands. Up to 5,000
visitors and locals visit the village of Halkirk in
Caithness (pop. 1,000) for a day of traditional
Scottish sport.
Website . Postcode: KW12 6XA
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Aberlour Highland
Games
August 1st week, in the Town centre 57 miles
northwest of Aberdeen, 34 miles northeast of Aviemore
in Speyside Whisky Distillery country.
Website . RS Page . AB38 9QP
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Aboyne Highland Games
August 1st week, 30 miles southwest of Aberdeen, with
the village laid out in 1676 around the large village
green, where the Highland Games are held, attracting
visitors from all over the world.
Website . RS Page . AB34 4WY
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Mallaig and Morar Highland
Games
August 1st week, 42 miles northwest of Fort William.
A small friendly games for locals and people from all
over the world.
Website . RS
Page . PH41 4PU
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Newtonmore Highland
Games
August 1st week, 45 miles south of Inverness, 70
miles northwest of Perth. See the spectacular sights
of the Clan Macpherson March to the Games.
Website . RS Page . PH20 1DA
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Skye Highland Games
August 1st week, in Portree on the Isle of Skye 120
miles west of Inverness featuring Heavy Field Events,
Athletics, Piping, Highland Dancing and Sailing, a
single race for all classes of yacht.
Website . RS
Page . IV51 9EJ
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Assynt / Lochinver Highland
Games
August 2nd week, at Culag Park in the centre of
Lochinver, 94 miles northwest of Inverness, 36 miles
north of Ullapool, remote with amazing scenery.
Website . RS Page . IV27 4LE
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Abernethy Highland
Games
August 2nd Saturday, Nethybridge 30 miles southeast
of Inverness. Dancing, piping, field & track
events, and the fun morning programme for
children.
Website . Postcode:
PH25 3DA
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Ballater Highland
Games
August 2nd week, in the Town centre 42 miles west of
Aberdeen, sometimes visited by Royals as Balmoral
Castle is close by.
Website . RS Page . AB35 5NN
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Glenfinnan Highland
Gathering
Aug 3rd week, 16 miles west of Fort
William. Fort William is 65 miles southwest of
Inverness, 103 miles north of Glasgow. Traditional
Games in amazing scenery.
Website . RS Page . PH37 4LT
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Helmsdale Highland
Games
August 3rd week, 68 miles north of Inverness north
Highlands. A traditional Highland fishing village
with a lot to offer the visitor.
Website . UDS Page . KW8 6HH
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Nairn Highland Games
August 3rd week, 16 miles northeast of Inverness. One
of the largest amateur gatherings in the North with
thier first Games taking place in 1867.
Website . RS
Page . IV12 4AU
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Argyllshire Gathering and The
Oban Games
August 4th week. Track and Field events, as well as
Dancing and Piping with many competitions for
Scottish championship and World championship
titles.
Website . RS Page . PA34 4EL
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Glenurquhart Highland Gathering
and Games
August 4th week, 18 miles south of Inverness.
Traditional Games at Blairbeg Park, beside Loch Ness
at the village of Drumnadrochit, where the Loch Ness
monster museum is situated and monster hunt boat
excursions depart from.
Website . RS Page . IV63 6UQ
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Lonach Gathering
August 4th week Saturday, Strathdon 45 miles west of
Aberdeen. Often sees a crowd of over 10,000
in Strathdon, a traditional games, no parachutes, no
motorbikes, but often attracts Billy Connolly, who
has a home in the area, and his showbiz friends.
Website . Postcode: AB36 8UX
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Braemar Gathering
September 1st week, 57 miles west of Aberdeen. The
Gathering is world famous, has attracted spectators
of about 20,000 including Royalty. Website has many
large images.
Website . RS Page . AB35 5YX
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