Old Pale Hill

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s set, cast (2s step up); 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 up round 2s. 2(1)3
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance ½ mirror reels of 3 on sides (1s in/down to start); 1s set and cross RH to 2nd place own side facing out. 312
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance Promenade (Chaperoned) Chain Progression:
 17-18 1M casts up, 1L casts down as 3s+2s turn ¾ RH into line up/down set
 19-22 1M+3L and 1L+2M, in prom hold dance clockwise to opposite end of line as 3M+2L (in middle) turn 1½ LH
 23-24 1s dance clockwise to 2nd place own side as 2s+3s turn partners ¾ RH to own sides. All face clockwise. 213
25-32 All chase clockwise ½ round; all set and cross RH with partner. 312

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

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The route leads to the high point of the forest, known as Old Pale, which stands at approximately 176 metres above sea level. From this elevated position there are extensive views across the Cheshire Plain and towards the hills of North Wales, including Snowdonia, in clear conditions.

Delamere Forest is managed by Forestry England and forms the largest area of woodland in Cheshire. The present landscape is largely the result of twentieth-century forestry planting, although the name Delamere derives from the Norman French "de la mere", meaning "of the lake", reflecting the area's earlier wetland character. The Old Pale area itself is an exposed sandstone ridge, shaped by glacial activity during the last Ice Age.

Old Pale Hill, Delamere Forest, Cheshire

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