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Isle of Skye Highland Games

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When:
3 Aug 2011 (annual)
Where:
The Lump
Cost:
Tue £4; children £2
Wed £8; children £4
Opening Hours:
9.45am
Bagipers on parade at a traditional Scottish Highland Games. Courtesy of Visit Scotland/Scottish Viewpoint
Inaugurated in 1877, the Isle of Skye Highland gathering takes place on The Lump (Meall na h-Acairseid), a natural amphitheatre over the harbour. The nearby Gathering Hall is the venue for the piping competition.
The Games incorporates all the traditional events, which are open to both locals and professionals from further afield. With roots deep in local history, the games are some of the biggest in the Highlands and showcase the Scottish culture and way of life with athletics, field events, piping and Highland dancing.

Piping is especially important at Skye: the island is the famous home of piping family the MacCrimmons. Pipers from all over the world make their way to the Gathering Hall on the day before the main Games to compete for substantial cash prizes.
Related Information
Website:
Isle of Skye Highland Games Website
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Tourist Offices
Event details can change.
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Isle of Skye Highland Games

***
When:
3 Aug 2011 (annual)
Where:
The Lump
Cost:
Tue £4; children £2
Wed £8; children £4
Opening Hours:
9.45am
Contact Details
Name:
Allan Stewart, Hon Secretary, Isle of Skye Highland Games
Fax:
+44 (0) 1478 613435
Phone:
+44 (0) 1478 612540
Venue Information: The Lump
Full Name:
The Lump,Portree,Scotland
Some 15 years after the first Isle of Skye Highland Games, the Skye Gathering Committee bought a piece of ground known as the Lump, above Portree Bay, in 1892. It was first used as the Games' venue in 1893, after part of the rock had been blasted away to create an amphitheatre which could hold up to 5000 spectators.
Renovated and refreshed in 1997, The Lump has remained home to the Isle of Skye Highland Games for well over a century.
Address
off Bank Street IV51
Directions
Above Portree Bay on Skye's north-east coast, overlooking the Sound of Raasay.
The Isle of Skye is connected by bridge and ferry with the mainland and Portree is on the main trunk road, the A87, running roughly north/south across the island.
Visitor Information
Tourist Offices
Event details can change.
Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.

Isle of Skye Highland Games

***
Contact Details
Name:
Allan Stewart, Hon Secretary, Isle of Skye Highland Games
Fax:
+44 (0) 1478 613435
Phone:
+44 (0) 1478 612540
Visit Scotland (Scotland's National Tourism Board)
Location:
Scotland
Address:
Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 6JH, Scotland
Phone:
+44 (0) 131 472 2222
The National Trust
Location:
United Kingdom
Phone:
+44 (0) 20 8315 1111
Fax:
+44 (0) 20 8466 6824
Visit Britain
Location:
United Kingdom
Address:
1 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HE
Phone:
+44 (0) 20 7578 1000
Visitor Information
Tourist Offices
Event details can change.
Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.
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