The Blackadder Strathspey
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Blackadder Strathspey (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Alison Telford1- 8 1s nearer hands joined dance down for 2, turn both hands once round, dance up to top and cast off (2s step on 7-8)
9-12 1s and 1st corners dance Pass and Turn
13-16 1s and 2nd corners dance Pass and Turn. End 1s pass RSH to 2nd place own side
17-24 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back
25-32 ½ LSh reels of 3 across (1M+3s, 1W+2s). ½ reels of 3 across (1M+2s, 1W+3s;) LSh continuation
(Dance crib compiled by Ian Whittaker, RSCDS Duns & District, 2024)
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Blackadder Water is a river in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, forming part of the River Tweed system.Rising in the Harecleugh Forest plantation just south of the Twin Law cairns, north of the village of Westruther, the headwaters of the Blackadder join with those of the Wedderlie, Edgar, and Fangrist Burns, before reaching the town of Greenlaw.
The river winds its way through the Merse until it intersects with the Langton Burn, situated between Kimmerghame House and Wedderburn Castle estates. Eventually, the Blackadder joins the Whiteadder Water at the village of Allanton, near the former site of Blackadder House and its estate. Blackadder House was an estate and stately house built on the site of the earlier Blackadder Castle.
The Whiteadder then crosses the English Border below Edrington where it joins the Tweed which empties into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Blackadder Water From Kelloe Bridge
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