Dancing at Tomintoul Highland Games
The Tomintoul Highland Games originated at the beginning of the
1800s. It was a friendly competition between locals and people from
neighbouring communities like Nethy Bridge, Strathdon, Lonach, and
The Braes of Glenlivet. The communities would partake in races,
jumping event and challenges to test the strength and stamina of
the competitors. For those that were light on their feet, they
would get the chance to dance a traditional highland dance such as
the Highland Fling where they would mimic the deer's antics on the
hill. Around 1880, the games would move down into the Square in the
village of Tomintoul. This site would last until around 1922 when
the games would move again from the Square to the Public Park. The
reason for the move was necessary because Jim Maitland, a
competitor in the Heavy Events, threw his hammer from one side of
the Square clean across the main road to the other side!
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