Newtonmore Highland Games

14/05/2026

24/03/2026

Exciting news!🎉 For 2026, online tickets are now available - mark your calendar for 1st August and grab yours today! PLEASE SHARE 🙏

02/03/2026

26/02/2026

About The Hammer Throw... this event is similar to the hammer throw as seen in modern-day track and field competitions, though with some differences. In the Scottish event, a round metal ball (weighing 16 or 22 lb. for men or 12 or 16 lb. for women) is attached to the end of a shaft about 4 feet in length and made out of wood, bamboo, rattan, or plastic. With the feet in a fixed position, the hammer is whirled about one’s head and thrown for distance over the shoulder. Hammer throwers sometimes employ specially designed footwear with flat blades to dig into the turf to maintain their balance and resist the centrifugal forces of the implement as it is whirled about the head. This substantially increases the distance attainable in the throw.

04/02/2026

See you on the 1st August here in Newtonmore!!

08/11/2025

Tomorrow!

14/10/2025

Some lovely comments, memories and pictures in this post.

Hammer throwing at a Highland Games is the subject of today's (no. 356) but which Highland Games? If you recognise the location, please get in touch so I can update the catalogue record. Thank you!

14/10/2025

Newtonmore Highland Games AGM is on Sunday 9th November at 4pm in the church hall. All welcome.

21/09/2025

Fantastic win 🏆 for Newtonmore Camanachd Club !! Massive congratulations to the team and eve6 at the club 👍🥂💙

Captain Craig Ritchie lifts THE trophy 🏆

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Photo Credits Neil Stobie