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CRATHES CASTLE (One For The Millennium)
(S3x48)
Ted Willitt RSCDS Book 44
1- 8
1s
set,
½
turn
RH
to
face
down
in
prom
hold,
dance
down
below
3s,
cross LH & cast up to 2
nd
place own sides
9-16
2s+1s+3s
dance
reels
of
3
on
sides
(1s
in
&
up
to
start
&
all
joining
hands where possible)
17-24
1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s & ½ Fig of 8 round 3s
25-32
1s
dance
RH
across
(1L
with
2s
&
1M
with
3s),
all
chase
clockwise
½
way to opposite sides. (3)(1)(2)
33-40
1M+3s
(at
top)
also
1L+2s
circle
3H
round
to
left
&
1s
end
turning
to
face
each
other,
1s
set,
dance
out
thru
2
nd
place
opposite
sides
up
to
top. (1)(3)(2)
41-48
1s+3s+2s Adv+Ret for 1 & Link for 3 & repeat to end 2 3 1
Crathes
Castle,
one
of
the
most
beautiful
and
best
preserved
castles
in
Scotland,
is
situated
on
land
near
Banchory
in
Aberdeenshire,
which
was
given
as
a
gift
to
the
Burnett
of
Leys
family
by
King
Robert
the
Bruce
in
1323, along with an ancient jewelled ivory horn. The Horn of Leys resides above the fireplace in the great hall.
In
the
14
th
/15
th
centuries
the
Burnett
of
Leys
built
a
fortress
of
timbers
on
a
man-made
island
in
a
nearby
bog.
This
method
of
fortification
was
known
as
a
crannog.
Construction
of
the
current
tower
house
began
in
1553
but
delayed
several
times
due
to
political
problems
during
the
reigh
of
Mary,
Queen
of
Scots.
It
was
completed
in
1596 by Alexander Burnett of Leys, and an additional wing was added in the 18
th
century.
Crathes
Castles
served
as
the
ancestral
seat
of
the
Burnetts
of
Leys
until
gifted
to
the
National
Trust
for
Scotland
by
Sir
James
Burnett
in
1951.
A
fire
damaged
parts
of
the
castle
(in
particular
the
Queen
Anne
wing)
in
1966
though several original Scottish Renaissance painted ceilings survive in the Jacobean rooms.
