▁display ▁of ▁High land ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁human ▁games ▁and ▁sports ▁pred ates ▁recorded ▁history . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁early ▁games ▁ven ue ▁is ▁at ▁F etter esso , ▁although ▁that ▁location ▁is ▁techn ically ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Scotland ▁High lands . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁historical ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁events ▁held ▁at ▁High land ▁Games ▁in ▁Scotland ▁was ▁made ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁King ▁Mal col m ▁III ▁( Sc ott ish ▁G ael ic : ▁M á el ▁Col u im ; ▁c . ▁ 1 0 3 1 ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 0 9 3 ) ▁when ▁he ▁sum mon ed ▁men ▁to ▁race ▁up ▁Craig ▁Cho inn ich ▁over looking ▁Bra em ar ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁finding ▁the ▁fast est ▁runner ▁in ▁Scotland ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁royal ▁mess enger . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁originally ▁been ▁events ▁where ▁the ▁strong est ▁and ▁bra vest ▁soldiers ▁in ▁Scotland ▁would ▁be ▁tested . ▁These ▁gather ings ▁were ▁not ▁only ▁about ▁tri als ▁of ▁strength . ▁Mus icians ▁and ▁d anc ers ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁reve al ▁their ▁skill ▁and ▁tal ents ▁and ▁so ▁be ▁a ▁great ▁credit ▁to ▁the ▁cl an ▁that ▁they ▁represented . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁document ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 3 ▁sum mon ing ▁the ▁cl an ▁of ▁the ▁La ird ▁of ▁Grant , ▁Cl an