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Vale of Atholl

Grade 3A · 2023 season
Contests
6 in 2023
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
4 of 6
Season form
155231

Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — this band has changed grade — tap a year to open it)

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2025Grade 26 contests2nd best— majors won10th10th
2024Grade 3A7 contests1st best2× majors won2nd1st
2023Grade 3A6 contests1st best— majors won3rd2nd
2022Grade 3A6 contests1st best2× majors won3rd5th

2023 season · most recent first

Pitlochry

9 Sept 2023 Full field ›
Result 1st of 9
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
0
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
0
TotalTot
3
Full result — 9 bands
1 Vale of Atholl 3 pts
2 Coalburn I.O.R. 6 pts
3 Edradour Pitlochry & Blair Atholl 9 pts
4 Mackenzie Caledonian 14 pts
5 Burntisland & District4A 14 pts
6 Methil and District3B 20 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

The Worlds

19 Aug 2023 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 12
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
6
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
17
Full result — 12 bands
1 Tullylagan 5 pts
2 Robert Malcolm Memorial 10 pts
3 Vale of Atholl 17 pts
4 Coalburn I.O.R. 19 pts
5 McNeillstown 25 pts
6 Clogher and District 27 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Perth

13 Aug 2023 Full field ›
Result 2nd of 9
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
2
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
8
Full result — 9 bands
1 Robert Malcolm Memorial 4 pts
2 Vale of Atholl 8 pts
3 The College of Piping (Summerside) 14 pts
4 Methil and District3B 16 pts
5 Mackenzie Caledonian 21 pts
6 Haileybury3B 24 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

Scottish

29 Jul 2023 Full field ›
Result 5th of 17
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
6
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
20
Full result — 17 bands
1 Coalburn I.O.R. 8 pts
2 Tullylagan 11 pts
3 Matt Boyd Memorial 13 pts
4 McNeillstown 16 pts
5 Vale of Atholl 20 pts
6 City of Newcastle 29 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

European

24 Jun 2023 Full field ›
Result 5th of 15
Piping 1P1
12
Piping 2P2
9
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
6
TotalTot
28
Full result — 15 bands
1 Coalburn I.O.R. 10 pts
2 TEXO Deeside Caledonia 11 pts
3 City of London 11 pts
4 Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association 19 pts
5 Vale of Atholl 28 pts
6 City of Inverness 29 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Lochore

17 Jun 2023 Full field ›
Result 1st of 7
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
1
TotalTot
6
Full result — 7 bands
1 Vale of Atholl 6 pts
2 Edradour Pitlochry & Blair Atholl 8 pts
3 Milngavie 13 pts
4 Mackenzie Caledonian 16 pts
5 Methil and District3B 18 pts
6 Kinross and District4A 25 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Grade 3A Champion of Champions form · 2023 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)

Overall standing shown. Rotate or widen the screen to see each major's placing.

#BandEuropeanScottishThe WorldsUnited KingdomPts
1 Coalburn I.O.R. 1144 18
2 Tullylagan —211 17
3 Vale of Atholl 553— 8
4 TEXO Deeside Caledonia 21087 5
5 Kildoag ——92 5
6 Robert Malcolm Memorial ——2— 5
7 Clogher and District ——63 5
7 Matt Boyd Memorial —3—6 5
9 McNeillstown —459 5
10 City of London 3—12— 4
11 Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association 412—11 3
12 Major Sinclair Memorial ——75 2
13 City of Newcastle 13610— 1
14 City of Inverness 617—— 1
15 Milngavie 77—— 0
16 Stockbridge 88—10 0
17 Battlehill ———8 0
18 Edradour Pitlochry & Blair Atholl 119—— 0
18 Kilmarnock 911—— 0
20 Mackenzie Caledonian 1013—— 0
21 The College of Piping (Summerside) ——11— 0
22 Drumlough ———12 0
22 Dunbar Royal British Legion 1216—— 0
24 Colmcille ———13 0
25 Buchan Peterson 1414—— 0
25 Turriff and District 1515—— 0