Tour Scotland photograph of tossing the caber at the Highland Games in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a " caber ".It is usually 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. The caber derives from the Gaelic word " cabar " or " kaber " which refers to a wooden beam. It is said to have developed from the need for highlanders from Scottish Clans to toss logs across narrow streams or chasms in order to cross them
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Amazing pictures. I remember used to play a video game when I was a kid, and one of the events in the game was to toss the caber. As soon as I saw these pics it brought me back. Thanks!
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