The Perthshire Highland Games season was brought to a close this weekend as competitors gathered in Pitlochry.
The sun shone on the town’s recreation ground as heavies, athletes and dancers showed off their skills, making a welcome change from last year’s event where they had to battle against wind and rain as well as each other.
The day began with a parade through the town, led by a number of pipe bands, before being officially opened by games chieftain Charles Butter .
The event also played host to two Welsh farmers, who tried their hands at various disciplines as part of a TV show’s focus on tradition.
Aeron Pughe and Will Hendreseifion tried caber tossing and hammer throwing, as well as dancing and bagpipe playing.
The two best friends, who both farm beef and sheep on the hills of Bro Ddyfi, will feature in a programme being made by the Welsh language company Cwmnida TV, based in Caernarfon.
Alaw Llwyd Owen, the programme’s assistant producer, said: “This will be their first visit and experience of a Highland games event. As this is one of the last games of the season, it made sense to visit the Pitlochry games.”
