Let me be your guide as we go round the Burntisland Highland Games.

An overview of the games arena. Scotland's second oldest games, the Burntisland Highland Games have been held annually since 1652. All the usual heavy events and highland dancing contests are held but they are no solo or pipe band competitions and lots of track events for runners and cyclists as well as a huge funfair which is much more popular than the main games, so more of a mainsream event than many of the more specialist games.

Burntisland is across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh. This is a panoramic view of Edinburgh from Burntisland. Burntisland was very busy and I think many of those present were day trippers from Edinburgh.

The games are held on Burntisland Links, an area of parkland separated from the beach by the railway line. A series of underpasses give access to the award winning beach.

Highland Dancers

Highland Dancing

The male dancer was also photographed by me at last month's Hawick Games.

Sailors' Hornpipe

Weight for distance

This 56 pound weight would easily have cleared the 15 foot bar if it had not hit the bar on its way up!