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Tossing cabers and chasing kilts at Perthshire's Atholl Gathering

Rachel McConachie took part on the family races at the Atholl Gathering on a family day out to introduce her daughter to Highland Games.
Tossing cabers and chasing kilts at Perthshire's Atholl Gathering
The Atholl Highlander's Kilted Dash at the Atholl Gathering. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson

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