▁Grant . ▁They ▁were ▁to ▁arrive ▁we aring ▁High land ▁co ats ▁and ▁" also ▁with ▁gun , ▁sword , ▁p istol ▁and ▁dir k ". ▁From ▁this ▁letter , ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁compet itions ▁would ▁have ▁included ▁fe ats ▁of ▁arms . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁modern ▁High land ▁games ▁are ▁largely ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁in vention , ▁developed ▁after ▁the ▁High land ▁Clear ances . ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁He avy ▁events ▁▁ ▁In ▁their ▁original ▁form ▁many ▁centuries ▁ago , ▁High land ▁games ▁revol ved ▁around ▁athlet ic ▁and ▁sports ▁compet itions . ▁Though ▁other ▁activities ▁were ▁always ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁festiv ities , ▁many ▁today ▁still ▁consider ▁High land ▁athlet ics ▁to ▁be ▁what ▁the ▁games ▁are ▁all ▁about — in ▁short , ▁that ▁the ▁athlet ics ▁are ▁the ▁Games , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁activities ▁are ▁just ▁entertain ment . ▁Reg ard less , ▁it ▁remains ▁true ▁today ▁that ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁compet itions ▁are ▁at ▁least ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁and ▁one — the ▁cab er ▁toss — has ▁come ▁to ▁almost ▁symbol ise ▁the ▁High land ▁games . ▁ ▁Although ▁quite ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁events ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁High land ▁athlet ics ▁competition , ▁a ▁few ▁have ▁become ▁standard . ▁▁ ▁Cab er ▁toss : ▁A ▁long ▁log ▁is ▁stood ▁u pr ight ▁and ▁ho isted ▁by ▁the ▁compet itor ▁who ▁bal ances ▁it ▁vert ically ▁holding ▁the ▁smaller ▁end ▁in ▁his ▁hands ▁( see ▁photo ). ▁Then ▁the