List of Scottish Country Dances

List of Scottish country dances is a list of Scottish country dances. There are well over 15000 documented Scottish country dances so only very frequently danced or notable ones are listed here.

Dances below 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

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

• Anniversary Reel – R4×32 4C set – Sheila Muir 1987
• 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 – J8x32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1964
• Clutha – R4×48 Square set – unknown 1890
• 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 – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown 1827
• The Earl of Mansfield – R4x48 4C – John Drewry 1980
• The Eightsome reel – R40+8x48+40 Square set – unknown 1870
• Fergus McIver (a.k.a. Waverley) – J8x48 3C/4 – Button and Whittaker 1812
• Flowers of Edinburgh – R8x32 3C/4 Hornpipe – unknown
• The Frisky – J8x32 3C/4 – Robert Bremner
• Gay Gordons – 16 bar round the room march – unknown
• Hamilton House – J8x32 3C/4 – William Campbell 1789
• Hooper's Jig – J8x32 3C/4 – unknown
• Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder – J128 Square set – Bill Hamilton
• Joie de Vivre – J8x32 3C/4 – Irene van Maarseveen
• The Haymakers (a.k.a. Sir Roger de Coverley) – 48 bar 9/8 jig – unknown
• Inverneill House – R8x32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1986
• The Irish Rover – R8×32 3C/4 – James B Cosh
• J.B. Milne – R8x32 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 – J8x32 3C/4 – Rutherford 1772
• Mairi's Wedding – R8x40 3C/4 – James B. Cosh 1959 (See also Wedding music)
• Major Ian Stewart – J8x32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1986
• Maxwell's Rant – R8x32 3C/4 – Rutherford 1752
• Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan – R5x32 5C – Roy Goldring 2000
• Mrs Stewart's Jig – J8x32 3C/4 – Frans Ligtmans 1986
• The Minister on the Loch – S3×32 3C – Roy Goldring
• The Montgomeries’ Rant – R8x32 3C/4 – Castle Menzies 1749
• Monymusk – S8x32 3C/4 – Preston 1786
• Napier's Index – J8x40 3C/4 – Brian Charlton 2001
• Neidpath Castle – S3×32 3C – Derek Haynes
• Pelorus Jack – J8×32 3C/4 – Barry Skelton 1993
• Petronella – R8x32 2C/4 – unknown 1808
• Postie’s Jig – J4x32 4C – Roy Clowes
• Quarries' Jig – J8x32 3C/4 – Kent W Smith
• The Reel of the Royal Scots – R8×32 3C/4 – Roy Goldring 1983
• The Reel of the 51st Division – R8x32 3C/4 – James Edward McCartney Atkinson 1940
• Rest and Be Thankful – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown
• The Robertson Rant – S80 Square – Mrs Douglas Winchester 1949
• The Sailor – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown
• Scottish Reform – J8x32 2C/4 – unknown
• Shiftin’ Bobbins – R8x32 3C/4 – Roy Clowes
• Speed the Plough (Inverness Country Dance) – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown
• Strip the Willow – 40 or 56 bar jig in either 6/8 or 9/8 time (in 9/8 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 – R4x32 4C – James MacGregor-Brown
• Up in the Air – S8x32 3C/4 – Boag 1797
• Virginia Reel -R4x40 4C – unknown
• The Wee Cooper o' Fife – J8x40 2C/4 (10 bar phrases) – Hugh Foss
• West's Hornpipe – R4×32 4C – unknown 1797
• The White Heather Jig – J4x40 4C – James B Cosh
• The Wild Geese – J8x32 3C/4 – unknown
• Wind on Loch Fyne – S3x32 Triangle – John Bowie Dickson 1986
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley – R8x32 3C/4 – John M Duthie 1961