Solo Highland man/ woman dance for 8 steps in 9/8 jig. According to D. G. MacLennan in Highland and Traditional Scottish Dances (1950), it originated in Perthshire after 1746. For competitive purposes the dance is usually danced to a completely different tune, a retreat march (also in 9/8 time, but not a jig) called <<ddt:Battle of the Somme#6343>>, by P/M Willie Lawrie.