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Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes

Band profile, current ranking snapshot, and competition history.

Current Rank Points
Current Place
#402
Total Points
1479.35
Average Points
-3.44
Best Result
-1.56
Competitions Count
6
Rank points compare this band against each competition field. Higher points indicate stronger relative performance. This band's best ranked result came at South Coast Highland Gathering, with -1.56 rank points.
Movement Story
Overall Latest Movement
(1)
Grade Rank
#68 (24)
Best Recent Recalc Move
(5)
Change Since Last Recalc
(5)
last competed Jul 26, 2025
Movement on this page mirrors leaderboard latest movement and is compared to the last ranking snapshot.
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Last 8 Ranked Results

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Competition Placings Trend

Last 8 Competition Placings

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Profile Highlights
Wins
0
Top 3 Finishes
5
Best Place
#2
Results Logged
6
Grade
Grade 3 / 3A
Last Competed
Jul 26, 2025
Best Recent Result
#2 at South Coast Highland Gathering
Worst Recent Result
#3 at St. Benedict's Gathering
2025 snapshot: 6 results logged, 5 top-three finishes, best placing 2.
Discipline Breakdown
Piping Avg
86.19
Drumming Avg
78.73
Ensemble Avg
86.55
Best Discipline
Ensemble
Weakest Discipline
Drumming
Consistency Score
90.7
Band Details
LocationCape Town, Western Cape
Founded1889
ActiveActive
AssociationPBASA
RegionAfrica
CountrySouth Africa
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About the Band

Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and is described as South Africa’s oldest pipe band, dating back to 1889. The band is attached to the Cape Town Highlanders regiment and is based at the Castle of Good Hope.

Its unusual name, Drums & Pipes rather than the more common Pipes & Drums, reflects its historic link to the Gordon Highlanders tradition, where the drum corps preceded the addition of pipers. The band continues to wear the Gordon tartan and maintains strong regimental links.

Over the years, the band has built a major international profile, performing at events including the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Basel Tattoo, Berlin Military Tattoo and other military music festivals. It also competes in South Africa’s pipe band circuit and is currently associated with Grade 3 competition.

Today, Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes continues to represent Cape Town through military tradition, competition, public performance and international appearances.

Leadership & History

No leadership history is available yet.

Grade History
No grade history is available for this band yet.
Competition Results
Results are listed in the same order used to calculate the current rank points total. The first 8 rows count toward the total.
Order Date Competition Contest Grade / Section Place Set Rank Points Used
#1 26 Jul 2025 St. Benedict's Gathering 3 3 MSR -3.04 Yes
#2 26 Jul 2025 St. Benedict's Gathering 3 3 Medley -4.43 Yes
#3 26 Jul 2025 South Africa Pipe Band Championships 3 3 MSR -1.62 Yes
#4 26 Jul 2025 South Africa Pipe Band Championships 3 3 Medley -2.54 Yes
#5 3 May 2025 South Coast Highland Gathering 3 2 MSR -1.56 Yes
#6 3 May 2025 South Coast Highland Gathering 3 4 Medley -7.46 Yes