The Crochallan Fencibles was an 18th-century Edinburgh convivial men's club that met in Daniel ("Dawney") Douglas's tavern on Anchor Close, a public house off the High Street (part of the Royal Mile).[1] The 16th century doorway bore the inscription "O Lord In The(e) is All My Traist (trust)".[2]
Merry Muses of Caledonia 1799 from The G Ross Roy Collection
Its name was made up from two sources: Crochallan is derived from a song, "Crodh Chailein'" ("Colin's Cattle"), which was a favourite of the then Landlord Daniel Douglas, and Fencibles was a name for regiments of garrison troops which were raised for the defence of Great Britain (an 18th-century Home Guard).[1]
The members of the club use military ranks to designate their positions in the club (as if it were a real fencible regiment), hence William Dunbar (died 1807) was the colonel of the club (rather than its chairman or president).[1][4]
Smellie introduced Robert Burns to the club in 1787. Burns compiled a book of popular songs for the club called The Merry Muses of Caledonia in which he writes of Smellie:[5]
And, though his caustic wit was biting rude, His heart was warm, benevolent, and good.
Kogan, Herman (1958), The Great EB: The Story of the Encyclopædia Britannica, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, Library of Congress catalog number 58-8379
Lindsay, Rev. William (2004a), "Crochallan Fencibles", The Burns Encyclopedia, OCLC 54084607
Lindsay, Rev. William (2004b), "Dunbar, William (d. 1807)", The Burns Encyclopedia, OCLC 54084607
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