List of Scottish country dances

There are more than 15,000 documented Scottish country dances; only the most frequently danced or otherwise notable ones are listed here.

Dances 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.

• Anniversary Reel – R4×32 4C set – Sheila Muir 1987
• Awa', Whigs, Awa' (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Hugh Foss Dances to Song Tunes[1][2]
• 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
• Canadian Barn Dance -
• 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