List of Scottish country dances

There are more than 15,000 documented Scottish country dances; only some frequently danced or otherwise notable ones are listed here.

Dances are marked with the music and dance styles used: R8×32 3C/4 means a Reel of 32 bars repeated 8 times for 3 couples in a set of 4 couples in a longwise set. The letters for the music styles are: R reel; J jig; P polka; S strathspey; W waltz.

Anniversary Reel – R4×32 4C set – Sheila Muir 1987 Awa', Whigs, Awa' (R8×32) 3C (4C set) Hugh Foss Dances to Song Tunes The Bees of Maggieknockater – J4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1975 The Belle of Bon Accord – S4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1981 Blooms of Bon Accord – R4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1971 Bratach Bana – J8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1964 Clutha – R4×48 Square set – unknown 1890 Canadian Barn Dance - Dashing White Sergeant – 32 bar reel 3 facing 3 round the room – unknown The De'il Amang the Tailors – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown The Dream Catcher – S96 Square set – Eileen Orr The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh – R8×40 3C/4 – Allie Anderson & Florence Lesslie The Duke of Atholl's Reel – J8×32 3C/4 – Skillern 1776 The Duke of Perth – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown 1827 The Earl of Mansfield – R4×48 4C – John Drewry 1980 The Eightsome reel – R40+8×48+40 Square set – unknown 1870 Fergus McIver (a.k.a. Waverley) – J8×48 3C/4 – Button and Whittaker 1812 Flowers of Edinburgh – R8×32 3C/4 Hornpipe – unknown The Frisky – J8×32 3C/4 – Robert Bremner Gay Gordons – 16 bar round the room march – unknown Hamilton House – J8×32 3C/4 – William Campbell 1789 Hooper's Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – unknown Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder – J128 Square set – Bill Hamilton Joie de Vivre – J8×32 3C/4 – Irene van Maarseveen The Haymakers (a.k.a. Sir Roger de Coverley) – 48 bar jig – unknown Inverneill House – R8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1986 The Irish Rover – R8×32 3C/4 – James B Cosh J.B. Milne – R8×32 3C/4 – Hugh Foss 1954 Jennifer's Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1968 MacDonald of the Isles – S3×32 3C – Derek Haynes The Machine without horses – J8×32 3C/4 – Rutherford 1772 Mairi's Wedding – R8×40 3C/4 – James B. Cosh 1959 (See also Wedding music) Major Ian Stewart – J8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1986 Maxwell's Rant – R8×32 3C/4 – Rutherford 1752 Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan – R5×32 5C – Roy Goldring 2000 Mrs Stewart's Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – Frans Ligtmans 1986 The Minister on the Loch – S3×32 3C – Roy Goldring The Montgomeries’ Rant – R8×32 3C/4 – Castle Menzies 1749 Monymusk – S8×32 3C/4 – Preston 1786 Napier's Index – J8×40 3C/4 – Brian Charlton 2001 Neidpath Castle – S3×32 3C – Derek Haynes Pelorus Jack – J8×32 3C/4 – Barry Skelton 1993 Petronella – R8×32 2C/4 – unknown 1808 Postie’s Jig – J4×32 4C – Roy Clowes Quarries' Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – Kent W Smith The Reel of the Royal Scots – R8×32 3C/4 – Roy Goldring 1983 The Reel of the 51st Division – R8×32 3C/4 – James Edward McCartney Atkinson 1940 Rest and Be Thankful – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown The Robertson Rant – S80 Square – Mrs Douglas Winchester 1949 The Sailor – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown Scottish Reform – J8×32 2C/4 – unknown Shiftin’ Bobbins – R8×32 3C/4 – Roy Clowes Speed the Plough (Inverness Country Dance) – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown Strip the Willow – 40 or 56 bar jig in either or time (in it is also known as "Drops of Brandy") – unknown Sugar Candie – S8×32 3C/4 – unknown Swiss Lassie – R8×32 3C/4 – Rosi Betschi A Trip to Bavaria – R4×32 4C – James MacGregor-Brown Up in the Air – S8×32 3C/4 – Boag 1797 Virginia Reel -R4×40 4C – unknown The Wee Cooper o' Fife – J8×40 2C/4 (10 bar phrases) – Hugh Foss West's Hornpipe – R4×32 4C – unknown 1797 The White Heather Jig – J4×40 4C – James B Cosh The Wild Geese – J8×32 3C/4 – unknown Wind on Loch Fyne – S3×32 Triangle – John Bowie Dickson 1986 The Wind That Shakes the Barley – R8×32 3C/4 – John M Duthie 1961 Military Two Step

List of Scottish country dances

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