Skye Highland Games 1961

[David]

Yes I know I'm 53 years late in posting this, but I came across this film on the Scotland on Screen website and 2 minutes in there is a sequence on the Skye games from 1961. There are a couple of interesting points to note in it, but I thought the best related to the actual games participants. Two men are seen throwing the hammer. They look like a couple of guys who have been passing by, slipped off their jackets and ties and had a go at throwing the hammer for a laugh. No fancy foot wear just a pair of stout brogues, one thrower does tuck his trousers into his socks though.

http://scotlandonscreen.org.uk/datab...dr3ljct4ni88v5