Cowal
Playing up. Dunoon Grammar School, Oban High School, Oban High School Pipe Band entered the Grade 4B section from a lower grade. They contest the result here but aren't Grade 4B bands, so they don't appear in the Grade 4B roster or Champion of Champions.
Best piping
Oban High School
Best drumming
Kilbarchan
Best ensemble
Dunoon Argyll
AdjudicatorsPipingGordon Lawrie & Cameron Edgar·DrummingMichael O'Neill·EnsemblePeter Snaddon
| #▲ | Band | Piping 1 | Piping 2 | Drumming | Ensemble | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oban High SchoolNJB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Kilbarchan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 1st Troon Boys Brigade | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Dunoon Argyll | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Fraserburgh Royal British Legion | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Troon Blackrock | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Oban High School Pipe BandNJB | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 8 | East Kilbride | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Greyfriars Pipes & Drums | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Dunoon Grammar SchoolNJB | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
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.