The Laird Of Milton's Daughter
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE LAIRD OF MILTON'S DAUGHTER (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Lord Craigmyle RSCDS Book 221- 8 1s set, cross RH, cast 1 place and turn LH to face 1st corners
9-24 1s dance Corner Chain with 1st and 2nd corners:
1s change places RH with 1st corners, 1st corners turn LH in centre and return to places giving RH to 1s who turn LH in centre to face 2nd corners
1s change places RH with 2nd corners, 2nd corners turn LH in centre and return to places giving RH to 1s and 1s end with a ½ turn LH to 2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
The Laird of Milton's Daughter
Lord Craigmyle RSCDS Book 22
Jig 8 x 32 bars 3 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Longwise Set
1-4 1s set and cross;
5-8 1s cast and turn by the left;
9-14 first corners' chain:
9-10 1s cross by the right with first corners;
11-12 first corners turn by the left;
13-14 1s cross by the right with first corners;
15-16 1s turn by the left to second corners;
17-22 second corners' chain - repeat bars 9-14 with second corners;
23-24 1s turn by the left to 2nd place;
25-32 2s1s3s 6 hands round and back.
(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)
Dance Notes
9-10 Corners' chains are slightly counter-intuitive; the 1s must resist the temptation to turn the corner more than halfway on these first two bars; the corners can help by releasing hands with the 1s a little early.
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Also see the derivative dance The Laird of Milton's Daughter (3-Couple Version) by Lord Craigmyle, adapted by Reuben Freemantle.The footnote in the pocket edition of RSCDS Book 22 (printed in 1984) states; "Devised by Lord Craigmyle while in India and dedicated to the baby daughter of James MacArthur-Moir (1914-2004) of Milton in the Cowal area of Argyll."
In 1991 it was determined that James Edward Moir MacArthur of Milton (The Laird of Milton) should petition the Lord Lyon to be appointed Clan Commander of Clan Arthur. Ten years later he did so, successfully, and in August 2002 was recognised James Edward Moir MacArthur of that Ilk as the rightful heir to the arms of MacArthur of Tirivadich, and that he was entitled to the chiefship of Clan Arthur.
Later in April 2003, he was officially inaugurated by clan members as Chief of Clan Arthur. He was the first official chief of the clan in about 230 years.
Mary MacArthur (The Laird of Milton's Daughter) was born on 10 October 1950, the daughter of James Edward MacArthur of that Ilk, Chief of Clan Arthur and Patricia Mary Burns Lawson.
Mary MacArthur married Neville Vinden Wood on 3 April 1976 and so from 3 April 1976, her married name became Wood.
Milton Burn - Woodland Above Colintraive With Beinn Bhreac (Cowal) In The Background
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