Croft Castle

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

CROFT CASTLE (S3x32) 3Cset A Holden

1- 8 1s set, dance down and Lady dances LH across with 2L+3L while Man dances RH across with 2M+3M all ending back in places
9-16 1s dance down and cast up behind 2s, dance down below 3s and cast up to 2nd place
17-24 2s+1s+3s turn RH into centre and turning individually to right dance out to opposite sides, repeat back to own sides
25-32 1s and 3s ¾ turn RH into centre, dance ½ reel of 4 and turn RH to own sides. 231

(MINICRIB, Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)

Dance Information

Croft Castle is a manor house and associated buildings near the village of Yarpole in Herefordshire, England some 7 km (4 miles) to the north-west of Leominster in Herefordshire.

A building has been on the site from the 11th century and it has from this time, been the home of the Croft family and Croft Baronets.

Croft Castle
The South Front Of Croft Castle, Rebuilt In The 1760s After Severe Damage During The Civil War

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