article_snippet: Gregor Edmunds competes in the caber toss (left) and weight over a bar at Cowal Highland Gathering .
article_snippet: Among the most popular events is the caber toss which sees massive guys in kilts throwing a giant log in the air and trying to get the top of it to land nearest to them - them say it originates from when such a technique was used to create bridge crossings over waterways.
article_snippet: Other events include the throwing of a massive stone, weight throwing contests judges on either distance or height and the sheaf toss in which a pitchfork is used to throw a heavy clump of straw over a bar.