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POLHARROW BURN (R5x32) Hugh Foss (1967)  Glendarroch SD Sheets  1- 8 1s & 3s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance ½ Fig of 8 round couple above them  9-16 1s & 3s turn RH then LH (long turns) to face 1 st  corners while 2s & 5s ½ turn RH & chase clockwise to other end of set 17-24 1s & 3s dance ½ Reels of 4 with 1 st  corners then 2 nd  corners 25-32 1s & 3s dance ½ Reel of 4 with 3 rd  corner, turn partner LH & cast down 1 place own sides.  2 4 1 5 3

The Glendarroch Scottish Dance Sheets is a collection of 61 dances published by Bill Forbes, and includes The Black Mountain Reel & Kinfauns Castle (Derek Haynes) as well as many lesser known dances by Hugh Foss and other devisors. A stream in Dumfries and Galloway, the Polharrow Burn rises in Loch Harrow and flows eastwards to join the Water of Ken 2 miles northwest of St John's Town of Dalry. Its chief tributaries are McAdam's Burn and Crummy Burn.