Kinclaven Bridge

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

KINCLAVEN BRIDGE (S4x32) 4C set Douglas Henderson Kinclaven Pocket Book and RSCDS Book 54

1- 8 All set, all cross (Ladies under arches made by Men); all set and cross back (Ladies under arches made by Men)
9-16 1M+2L and 3M+4L cross RH, centre couples dance RH across, 1M+2L and 3M+4L cross back RH
17-24 1L+2M and 3L+4M cross LH, centre couples dance LH across, 1L+2M and 3L+4M cross back LH
25-28 All dance ½ reels of 4 on sides (Men RSh, Ladies LSh) finish 1s polite turn into 4th place
29-32 2s+3s+4s (top 3 couples) continue dancing a ½ reel of 3 on sides 3s finish with polite turn into 2nd place. 2341

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

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Dance Information

Devised by Douglas Henderson, from RSCDS Dundee Branch, Published in RSCDS Book 54, Dance number 9.

Recommended tune: "Miss Dow's Fancy", composed by John Reid.

Kinclaven Bridge, located about 10 miles (16 kilometres) north of Perth, Scotland, carries a road across the River Tay.

Completed between 1903 and 1905, its six arches make it the last road bridge over the Tay before the river reaches Perth when heading downstream.

Kinclaven is situated in the parish of Kinclaven within Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies within a bend of the River Tay, close to the point where the River Isla joins it.

On the opposite bank from the confluence of the two rivers are the remains of Kinclaven Castle, a structure dating from the 13th century. Historical records show that the castle was regularly visited by King Alexander II.

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