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Hopetoun House

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HOPETOUN HOUSE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Marjorie Duffield Hopetoun Suite

1- 8 1s lead down below 3s and cast up round 3s, lead up to top and cast to 2nd place
9-16 1s dance RH across (Lady with 2s and Man with 3s), pass RSh and dance LH across with other couple
17-24 2s+1s dance ½ R&L, 1s+2s turn RH
25-32 1s+2s circle 4H round ½ way, 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round to left

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


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Hopetoun House, one of Scotland's finest stately homes, is the traditional residence of the Earl of Hopetoun (later the Marquess of Linlithgow (pronounced "lin-lith-go")). Located near South Queensferry to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, it was built 1699-1701 and designed by Sir William Bruce.
Hopetoun House, near South Queensferry, Scotland. West or garden front
Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, Scotland, 2007


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