Joanna Macpherson presents Sinclair Patience with an oil painting by Damian Callan.
Photograph: Peter Barr.
The Lochcarron Highland Games celebrated its milestone 40th anniversary on Saturday July 21 at the Attadale Estate in Wester Ross. A firm fixture on the Scottish events calendar, this year’s games featured a jam-packed schedule of activities for all ages, from traditional sports and dancing to music and food. The Lochcarron Highland Games – affectionately known as the ‘friendly games’ – welcomed nearly 3,000 people, both locals and visitors coming for the day, with many making the annual trip from across Europe and the USA.
In this particularly special year for the Lochcarron Games, the quality of the competitors certainly did not disappoint. The flagship heavy events were as popular as ever with spectators, with participants displaying their impressive abilities clad in kilts. Sinclair Patience won the heavies title, and even beat his father’s record for weight for distance set in 1995 – an appropriate achievement for the 40th games.