Earl of Airlie's kilt-pin

[Jock Scot]

I suppose there is a good chance that you will never know who owned the kilt pins in the past, but, those pins are lovely and very unusual. I am no metal worker, but it is clear that considerable skill was needed to make your pins. I am quite sure that you will enjoy them both over time.

Being a tad mischievous here, I note with a certain amount of interest the footwear that the Earl was wearing in the picture!

[Troglodyte]

Being a tad mischievous here, I note with a certain amount of interest the footwear that the Earl was wearing in the picture!

The impression I have of the old Earl is that he was a man of 'individual' character. Everything about this image suggests he was happy to test the limits of convention - all the way from his tatooed forearms to his toes.

Cut a slice through any time in Scotland's troubled past, and an Earl of Airlie is not far from the thick of it. So challenging social convention goes with the title, I guess.