Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band
Band profile, current ranking snapshot, and competition history.
Current Rank Points
Movement Story
Rank Points Trend
Profile Highlights
Discipline Breakdown
Band Details
| Location | Dunoon, Argyll & Bute |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Active | Active |
| Association | RSPBA |
| Region | Europe |
| Country | Scotland |
| Website | Visit |
About the Band
Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band is a community pipe band from Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute. The band competes and gives public performances, and is based at the Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band Hall at Black Park, which is also used for rehearsals, social gatherings and community groups.
The band sits in one of the most important towns in pipe band history. Dunoon is home to the Cowal Highland Gathering, where pipe band competitions were introduced in 1906 with the Argyll Shield, helping establish Cowal as one of the great historic centres of pipe band competition.
Dunoon itself has deep piping roots, including the legacy of Pipe Major John McLellan DCM of Dunoon, one of the great figures in Highland piping, who helped teach local bands and young players in the town during the 1930s and 1940s.
Recent public material shows Dunoon Argyll competing in Grade 4B, including appearances at Cowal Highland Gathering. While detailed public history for the band itself is fairly limited, its role is clear: a local Dunoon band carrying the town’s piping tradition into contests, parades and community events.
Leadership & History
No leadership history is available yet.
Grade History
Competition Results
| Date | Competition | Contest Grade / Section | Place | Set | Rank Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2026 | British Pipe Band Championships | 4B | 13 | March | -6.23 |
| 10 May 2026 | Gourock Highland Games | 4B | 5 | March | 1.54 |
| 10 May 2026 | Gourock Highland Games | 4A | 7 | MSR | -7.96 |
| 30 Aug 2025 | Cowal Highland Gathering | 4B | 1 | March | 7.96 |
| 30 Aug 2025 | Cowal Highland Gathering | 4A | 3 | MSR | -0.11 |
| 23 Aug 2025 | Rothesay | 4A | 2 | MSR | -1.03 |
| 23 Aug 2025 | Rothesay | 4B | 2 | March | 2.92 |
| 16 Aug 2025 | World Pipe Band Championships - Day 2 | 4B | 6 | March | 5.85 |
| 16 Aug 2025 | World Pipe Band Championships - Day 2 | 4B | 8 | March | 5.85 |
| 9 Aug 2025 | European Pipe Band Championships | 4B | 2 | March | 7.46 |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Scottish Pipe Band Championships | 4B | 3 | March | 8.94 |
| 12 Jul 2025 | United Kingdom Championships - Ingliston Edinburgh | 4B | 8 | March | -6.03 |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Ardrossan Highland Games | 4B | 5 | March | -4.09 |
| 11 May 2025 | Gourock Highland Games | 4B | 2 | March | 6.46 |