All the winners from Pitlochry games

One of Perthshire’s oldest established games attracted 6,000 spectators

Thousands of visitors flocked to Pitlochry Highland Games on Saturday to savour the atmosphere of one of Perthshire’s oldest established games.

The event in the Recreation Park has been entertaining crowds since 1852 and attracted a respectable 6,000 people this year. Winners were: Local 16lb hammer – Lorne Colthart. Local 16lb shot put – Lorne Colthart. Local 28lb weight for distance – Lorne Colthart. Local caber – 1 = Lorne Colthart, David Colthart Jr and Pete Hart. Open 16lb hammer – Lorne Colthart. Open 16lb shot put – Lukasz Wenta. Open 22lb hammer – Lukasz Wenta. Open 22lb shot put – Lukasz Wenta. Open 28lb weight for distance – Lukasz Wenta. Open 56lb weight over bar – 1 = Lorne Colthart and Craig Sinclair. Open tossing the caber – 1 = Lorne Colthart and Lukasz Wenta. U15 caber – James Ramsey. U15 hammer 7lb – Byron Hart. U15 shot 8.8lb – Byron Hart. U15 weight for distance 14lb – James Ramsey. U17 caber – Oliver Ramsay. U17 hammer 7lb – Christian Ramsay. U17 shot 11lb – Christian Ramsay. U17 weight for distance 14lb – Christian Ramsay. 800m cycle race handicap – Stevie Jackson. 800m youths cycle race – Molly Evans. 1,600m cycle race handicap – Stevie Jackson. 1,600m youths cycle race – Rouben Thomson. 3,200m championship high cycle – Charles Fletcher. Deil Tak the Hindmost – Charles Fletcher. 90m open final – Rianna Sterricks. 90m youths final – L Woods. 200m open handicap final – Calum McWilliam. 400m boys’ handicap – Louis Whyte. 400m girls’ handicap – Emma Currie. 400m open handicap – Ewen Bradley. 800m boys’ handicap – Sean Bates. 800m open handicap – Willie Bates. 1,600m open handicap – Fraser Logan. 1,600m Scottish championship – Colin Welsh. 3,200m open handicap – Fraser Logan. 800m girls’ handicap – Hannah Steel. HP primary schools relay – Breadalbane. SA club relay final – East Kilbride. Fling adult confined – Lyndsey Douglas. Fling adults – Siobhan Watt. Fling u12 – Eilidh Gammons. Fling u13 confined – Lauren Johnston. Fling u14 – Katie Lawson. Fling u16 – Lauren Dingwall. Fling u16 confined – Lauren Dingwall. Hornpipe adults – Siobhan Watt. Hornpipe u12 – Eilidh Gammons. Hornpipe u14 – Abby Louise Livingstone. Hornpipe u16 – Lauren Dingwall. Hullachan adult confined – Jillian Kennedy. Hullachan u13 confined – Lauren Johnston. Hullachan u16 confined – Lauren Dingwall. Jig adults – Kirstin Mitchelson. Jig u12 – Caitlin Walsh. Jig u14 – Abby Louise Livingstone. Jig u16 – Catriona Gammons. S/Triubhais adult confined – Jillian Kennedy. S/Triubhais adults – Cerys Jones. S/Triubhais u12 – Eilidh Gammons. S/Triubhais u13 confined – Lauren Johnston. S/Triubhais u14 – Abbi Flynn. S/Triubhais u16 – Lauren Dingwall. S/Triubhais u16 confined – Lauren Dingwall. S/Tulloch adults – Kirstin Mitchelson. S/Tulloch u12 – Eilidh Gammons. S/Tulloch u14 – Katie Lawson. S/Tulloch u16 – Lauren Dingwall. Jigs – Ciaren Ross. Marches – Sandy Cameron. Marches local – Robbie MacIsaac. MSR 15 and u18 – Robbie MacIsaac. MSR u15 – Hazel Whyte. S/Reels – Brian Lamond. S/Reels local – Robbie MacIsaac. British tug o’ war – Strathardle. High jump – Tony Daffurn. High jump u16 - Gaspard Lecrivain. Long jump – Tony Daffurn. Long jump u16 – Calum Hardy. Triple jump – Tony Daffurn. Triple jump u16 – Calum Hardy. Best drum corps – Mackenzie Caledonian. Grade PB grade 2 – Mackenzie Caledonian. Grade PB grade 3 – Coalburn I.O.R. Grade PB grade 4 – Glenrothes and District. Grade PB NJ – Burntisland and District Pipe band parade – Vale of Atholl.

Left: a competitor in the heavy events. Right: the Highland dancing is always a colourful spectacle.