78 / seventy-eight Take 3 Scotland is the most northern country in the UK. Scottish people will tell you that it is also the most beautiful, but that is a matter of opinion! The two biggest cities are in the south: Edinburgh, the capital city, and Glasgow, the old industrial centre. But Scotland is most famous for the Highlands and Islands. This is a region in the northwest, which is covered with mountains, lochs, rivers and heather. Have you heard of tossing the caber, hammer throw, shot put and tug o'war? They are all sports activities in the traditional Highland Games. Highland Games have been a part of Scotland's culture for hundreds of years. They are just as popular today as they've ever been. Highland Games Tossing the caber In the caber toss, someone throws a long tree trunk across a field. The trunk is called a caber. Sounds a big crazy, right? But the technique is not silly at all – it comes from a time when people needed to know how to move logs after cutting down trees. In the Highland Games, the caber is usually about 6 metres long. Shot put The shot put is now a regular Olympic sport and uses a metal ball. But the Highland Games have kept the more traditional version of shot put. Competitors use a large stone and have to throw it as far as they can. matter of opinion álitamál industrial center miðstöð iðnaðar loch stöðuvatn heather beitilyng throws kastar trunk trjábolur shot put kúluvarp field völlur
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