Competitors in the Sword Dance Highland dancing competitions during the 2022 Drumtochty Highland Games. These were held in the grounds of Drumtochty Castle at Auchenblae in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Saturday 25th June 2022. The Sword Dance or 'Ghillie Callum' is an ancient dance of war of the Scottish Gael, said to date back to King Malcolm Canmore (Shakespear’s MacBeth). Malcolm Canmore, King of Scotland, fought a battle near Dunsinane against one of Macbeth’s chiefs in 1054 and either he or

A competitor in the Highland Fling, Scottish Highland dance competition heats, held during the 2023 Kenmore Highland Games. These friendly Games are held on the first Wednesday in July each year by Loch Tay at Kenmore in Perthshire, Scotland, one of the few evening Highland Games in Scotland. #highlandgames #highlanddancing #highlandfling #kenmore #perthshire | Scotland Online