The Sunday Class
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Taught/practised on: 2015 October 25 th
THE CRAMOND WEDDING  (S3x32)  Roy Goldring  15 Social Dances  1- 8 1s   cross   down   to   2 nd    place   opposite   sides   &   giving   RSh   to   1 st    corners dance   reel   of   3   on   sides   (1L   out   &   up   1M   out   &   down),   1s   end   facing 1 st  corners  9-12 1s   set   to   1 st    corners   &   turn   2H   opening   out   into   lines   of   3   across (1L between 2s & 1M between 3s) 1s hold 1 st  corners only 13-16 1s+2s+3s    cross    up/down    2L/3M    dance    under    arches    made    by 1s+corners, 1s turn 1 st  corners 2H onto sides 3 (1) 2 17-24 1s   dance   RH   across   (1M+3s   (at   top)   &   1L+2s),   1L   crosses   up   between 3s   &   casts   to   2 nd    place   own   side    as   1M   crosses   down   between   2s & casts to place 25-32 3s+1s+2s   dance   Allemande   ending   with   1s   casting   to   3 rd    place    as   3s dance up
Cramond   is   a   seaside   village   which   became   part   of   suburban   Edinburgh   by Act   of   Parliament   in   1920.   With   its   moored   yachts,   stately   swans   and whitewashed   houses   spilling   down   the   hillside   at   the   mouth   of   the   River Almond   where   it   enters   the   Firth   of   Forth,   Cramond   is   the   most   picturesque and desirable corner of Edinburgh's residential suburbs. Four   miles   north   west   of   the   centre   of   Edinburgh,   it   is   almost   cut   off   from the   western   edge   of   Edinburgh   by   a   line   of   golf   courses   extending   inland from   the   Forth,   and   its   west   edge   is   sharply   defined   by   the   River   Almond flowing swiftly into the Estuary. Recent   archaeological   excavations   have   revealed   evidence   of   a   Bronze   Age   settlement   dating   from   8500   BC,   the oldest-known   site   in   Scotland   but   the   origins   of   the   village   date   to   Roman   times.   When   the   Romans   invaded Scotland   for   the   second   time   they   stopped   at   a   line   between   the   Forth   and   the   Clyde   and   built   the Antonine   Wall. Between   AD140   and   AD142   they   built   a   fort   at   Cramond   to   protect   the   southern   shore   of   the   Forth,   east   of   the end   of   the   wall,   and   to   act   as   a   supply   port   for   the   Roman   Army   in   Scotland.   The   fort   was   abandoned   in   AD170, then   considerably   enlarged   when   the   Romans   briefly   returned   to   Scotland   under   Emperor   Septimius   Severus   in AD208.   In   the   centuries   that   followed   the   end   of   the   Roman   occupation,   Cramond   passed   into   the   hands   of   the Votadini,   who   spoke   Cumbric,   a   Brythonic   Celtic   language,   and   gave   the   settlement   its   name.   Cramond   is   derived from the compound Caer Amon , meaning 'fort on the river'. By   about   AD600   a   chapel   had been   established   on   the   site of   part   of   the   Roman   fort   and this      in      turn      has      been developed    into    the    current Cramond    Kirk.    The    building one    sees    today    was    built    in 1656,    reusing    a    tower    from the   1400s.   The   interior   of   the kirk   is   much   more   roomy   than you   expect   from   outside,   and   the   most   striking   feature   is   the   large amount   of   attractive   woodwork   on   view   lining   the   ceiling,   panelling   the   lower   parts   of   the   walls,   and   in   the   pews and galleries. The focus of attention is the pulpit and communion table placed, unusually, at the kirk's south end. To   the   north   east   of   the   Kirk   and   overlooking   the   River   Forth   is   Cramond Tower,   also   built   in   the   1400s   and   used   for   over   200   years   by   the   Bishops of   Dunkeld.   From   1622   the   Edinburgh   merchant   James   Inglis   lived   in   the tower   until   the   imposing   Cramond   House   was   built   in   the   1680s. A   more modern   residence   than   Cramond Tower,   the      classical   front   was   added   in 1778   and   back   in   1820.   It   has   been   claimed   as   a   possible   original   of   R.   L. Stevenson’s “House of Shaws” in Kidnapped. The   Manse   dates   originally   from   the mid-17 th C    and    was    rebuilt    in    the mid-18 th C   with   the   north   wing   added c1770    and    a    south    wing    in    1857. Reverend      Walker,      the      skating minister in Raeburn's famous portrait, lived here from 1776 to 1784. Cramond   was   already   becoming   the   upmarket   residential   area   which   it   is today.   However   the   village   had   another,   very   different,   role   to   fulfil.   The   potential   of   the   River Almond   flowing   into   the Forth   led   to   Cramond   becoming   an   important   industrial   centre   in   the   1700s   and   1800s.   By   1799   the   village   had   3 iron   forges,   2   steel   furnaces,   and   3   water-powered   rolling   mills.   7   vessels   operated   from   Cramond   Harbour exporting   its   steel   to   markets   as   far   away   as   India.   The   iron   industry   failed   in   1860   and   the   mills   were   converted to saw mills or pulp mills before finally disappearing at the beginning of the 1900s.   Cramond   has   reinvented   itself   a   number   of   times:   the   only   continuing   theme   has   been   its   links   with   the   sea.   The story   of   Cramond   can   be   explored   in   an   exhibition   mounted   by   the   Cramond   Heritage   Trust   in   the   Maltings, overlooking the harbour. Offshore,   Cramond   Island   has   WWII   fortifications   and   is   linked   to   land   by a   causeway   with   a   line   of   concrete   pylons   on   one   side,   constructed   as   an anti   shipping   barrier. At   certain   low   tides   it   is   possible   to   visit   the   island, though occasionally some visitors are stranded by the incoming tide! If   you   follow   the   River   Almond   for   just   over   a   mile   inland   from   its confluence   with   the   Firth   of   Forth   you   come   to   Cramond   Old   Bridge, or   "Cramond   Brig",   until   1964   the   main   crossing   over   the   River Almond on   this   side   of   Edinburgh.   This   dates   back   to   the   early   1400s   and remains   in   use   as   a   footbridge.   The   nearby   Cramond   Brig   restaurant and pub remembers the old bridge.