Force-Fires, an old Highland tradition.

[Rheghead]

The last Force-fire occured in Reay in 1830, this was so weird, I had to reread it a few times before I knew what it was about. lol

I watched a 'Survival' programme about 30 years ago and it showed African tribesmen doing much the same thing.

Anybody want to re-enact it?

[Jeemag_USA]

That is pretty bizarre, I will need to re read it again I think.

I wonder if this is where "as thick as two planks" comes from

[wifie]

that was interesting - thanks cleansing fires - hmm I will have a go at the spinning wheel one if you can provide the wheel - used to make my mother's old sewing maching fairly dirl as a child lol

[Echidna]

the aboriginal people I have worked with in remote outback Australia still know how to make their fires from rubbing two sticks together, now they use cigarette lighters instead for convenience, maybe we can arrange a kinda torch relay from the antipodes with a fire lit by the old methods! and transferred by the cosmic surfboard to Caithness..........

[bekisman]

Wonder if Bear Grylls knows about this one?