CATTERTHUN. Scottish (originally), English; Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Hardie): AAB (Hall & Stafford, Raven). Composed by Robert Lowe and published in his brother Joseph Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, Book 4 (1844-5). Catterthun is a hill in Forfar, Scotland, upon which are ancient sites (Brown Catterthun and White Catterthun) dating from the time of the Picts, once thought to be home to Druids.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1956; p. 35. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; p. 13. Joseph Lowe (Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 4), 1844–1845; p. 12. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 186.
