Aberdeen Highland Games
Playing up. City of Aberdeen, Dunnottar Pipes & Drums, Granite City entered the Grade 4A section from a lower grade. They contest the result here but aren't Grade 4A bands, so they don't appear in the Grade 4A roster or Champion of Champions.
Best piping
R.A.F. Lossiemouth
Best drumming
Dunnottar Pipes & Drums
Best ensemble
Granite City
AdjudicatorsPipingAlvis Kerr & Gordon Lawrie·DrummingStuart Coils·EnsembleRoss Walker
| #▲ | Band | Piping 1 | Piping 2 | Drumming | Ensemble | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.A.F. Lossiemouth | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Granite City4B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Dunnottar Pipes & Drums4B | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | City of Aberdeen4B | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Every cell is a placing from one adjudicator's sheet — lower is better, deeper blue = higher placing. Piping, drumming and ensemble are judged independently, so a band can win a discipline and lose the contest.