MacDonald of Clanranald (1914)

[Nathan]

Nathan,

Do you know where the first of the pictures you posted was taken? I'd have expected that it would be on the west coast somewhere but the inclusion of Donald MacLaren of MacLaren is at odds with this.

As an aside, I really not keen of the shades of young Clanranald's kilt which look like Dalgliesh's old colours. As with most tartans, IMHO, this looks so much better in Wilsons' shades.

First - Thanks for the information!
Your comments above of its relatively young heritage of this tartan make it all the more curious that it is worn by Clanranald. I wonder if his father also wore it and so on. Then again, perhaps they would have worn Boisdale...

The photo of Clanranald in the trews and Clanranald the younger was taken at the Arisaig Highland Games I believe. I got it from their website.

The photo of Clanranald with the Highland Dancers was taken at Auckland, New Zealand - and I'm not sure where the classic photo of the MacDonald Chiefs (save Keppoch) was taken.

Do I recall correctly you mentioning in another thread that Clanranald tries to reserve this tartan for his own personal use? When I asked him about the tartan he was wearing he deflected the question and said, "Sleat, I think".

Do you know when he made this request or proclamation?