Dunottar Castle
| ID | JSS0129 |
| Title | Dunottar Castle |
| Document Reference | MS2726/126, note attached to |
| Format | 147 x 103 mm |
| Medium | handwritten note on plain paper |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Handwritten note, Dunottar Castle |
| Item Description | Note in Skinner's hand to 'Dear Editor: "Dunottar Castle" by ? never popular, but played by dons who could shift - I dont oppose of shifting in Dancing Strathspeys but I am not the inventor - better for dancing to [tap?] 'the Kitchie fleer' the introduction of too many notes in one bar causes uneasiness aricke o' stanes doon a brae at yer back.' The composer was James Young (c. 1815-1851), born in Montrose. He led the band of the Theatre Royal, Aberdeen, for many years. The castle is on a promontory south of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, was besieged by William Wallace in 1296. In 1652 it protected the Regalia of Scotland (the crown jewels) against Cromwell's troops. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period | 1890's-1900's |
| Related Images | MS2726/126 |
| Relationships | JSS0128 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Harp & Claymore |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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