Cowal Games
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Cowal Games is a major Scottish Highland games and cultural festival held annually in Dunoon, featuring traditional sports, Highland dancing, and pipe band competitions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Highland games
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cultural festival ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalFocus |
Highland culture
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Scottish Gaelic heritage ⓘ Scottish traditional music ⓘ |
| drawsAudienceFrom |
Scotland
NERFINISHED
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international visitors ⓘ rest of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Cowal Highland Gathering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
Highland dancing
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caber toss ⓘ hammer throw ⓘ heavy athletics ⓘ pipe band competitions ⓘ solo piping competitions ⓘ stone put ⓘ track and field events ⓘ traditional Scottish sports ⓘ tug of war ⓘ weight for height ⓘ |
| hasCompetition |
Scottish Highland Dancing Championship
NERFINISHED
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World Highland Dancing Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ juvenile Highland dancing competitions ⓘ pipe band contests ⓘ solo piping contests ⓘ |
| hasComponent | Cowal Highland Gathering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
closing ceremony
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family entertainment ⓘ food stalls ⓘ massed pipe bands finale ⓘ opening ceremony ⓘ parade through Dunoon ⓘ trade stands ⓘ |
| inception | 1894 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Argyll and Bute ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Dunoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Cowal Highland Gathering committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cowal peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
major event in the Scottish Highland games circuit
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major tourist attraction for Dunoon ⓘ one of the largest Highland games in Scotland ⓘ |
| typicalEndDay | Saturday ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalStartDay | Thursday ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Dunoon Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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