Highland Games

By achirinos
  • Nov 13, 1093

    King Malcom III originates the Highland Games

    As a means for selecting the fittest within his army
  • 1120

    King David I encouraged the games within the Army

    to keep the soldiers fit
  • Period: 1400 to

    With Clan Gatherings, the games evolve into social events

  • Highland Games start being celebrated as we know them

    in Scotland

  • Women start participating in the Dancing Events

  • Period: to

    Standardization of the Highland Games

  • Queen Victoria awards Royal Patronage to the Games

    ... at the Braemar Gatherings in Scotland

  • Baron de Coubertin includes Hammer Throw and Shot Putt in the Olimpic games

    after watching the Highland display at the 1889 Paris Exhibition

  • Haggis Hurling becomes a regular contest

Plan projects on a visual timeline

Map milestones, phases, deadlines, and key events in one place so the sequence is easier to see and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.

Start a project timeline