Set On The Side (Line)s

In Scottish Country Dancing depending upon the context, Set on the side (line)s may mean either:

Set in line on the Sides, i.e., the dancers are in the Side lines and Facing Across The set; or

Set Facing Up and down on the Sides, i.e., the dancers are Facing each other along the Side lines (usually in adjacent Places).

At the risk of verbosity, the more explicit forms are preferable.

Here are the first 2 bars of the Scottish Country Dance strathspey Kilkenny Castle -
1s 2s Set on the sides

Here are examples of those Scottish Country Dances for which we have instructions on this site and in which the term, Set on the sides, either appears explicitly or is implied; note that for a common term these will be a small selection; for a rare term, these may be all that exist:

Cherrybank Gardens
Cuckoo Clock
Diamond Jubilee
Follow Me Home
Ooh Chihuahua
Quarries' Jig
Singing Sands

Links To Pages Related To 'Setting'

Figures

Setting

Balancing
Balance (In Line)
Crown Triangles
Double Hello-Goodbye Setting
Double Triangles
Hello-Goodbye Poussette
Hello-Goodbye Setting
Inverted Double Triangles
Set
Set Advancing
Set Advancing And Retire
Set In Line
Set On The Side (Line)s
Set To First Corners
Set To Second Corners
Set Twice
Set Up And Down
Turn On The Spot