The Leccamore Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE LECCAMORE JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Janet Brayson Leeds Golden Collection1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance reels of 3 on own sides (1s in and down to start, all giving hands where possible)
9-16 1M dances across and down behind 2L (2L steps up bars 11-12) while 1L dances down and casts up round 2M. 1s+2s set diagonally and dance ½ RH across
17-24 1M dances diagonally down through 2nd couple place and casts up to 1st place on opposite side (2M steps down) while 1L crosses and casts up to 1st Man's place. 1s+2s set diagonally and dance ½ RH across
25-32 1s dance up between 2s and cast to 2nd place. 1M+3M turn RH as 1L+3L turn LH
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
Leccamore is an ancient hillfort located on the Isle of Luing in Scotland's Inner Hebrides.Perched atop the island's highest cliff, this well-preserved structure, known as a 'galleried dun', features corbelled cells and a stairway within its thick stone walls, particularly near the northern entrance.
The dun comprises a central enclosure measuring approximately 20 metres in length and 13 metres in width, with walls up to 4.9 metres thick and standing up to 3 metres high in certain areas. Surrounding this is a larger enclosure, roughly 50 metres by 40 metres, defined by a wall now mostly reduced to rubble, with remnants of outer facing stones visible on the southern and western sides. A gap on the southwest side likely served as the entrance.
On the northern side, two ditches, measuring 3 metres and 1.8 metres in depth respectively, cut across the ridge's spine, adding to the site's defences. Excavations in the late 19th century by Allan Macnaughton unearthed various artefacts, including stone pounders, querns, a quartz strike-a-light, bronze items, iron blades, and bone tools, indicating the site's historical significance.
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