Donnachaidhu-think Red with a white added stripe.

I've actually seen it being worn by our chief-so it is not a question of theory: I've never noticed it in any of the weavers lists.

I cannot broaden this in respect of tartans, but I know that military tailors would hold special weaves of khaki that would only be released to officers of a particular regiment-and so details would never be available to the general public-the wider military market. So I'd not be amazed if there were not similar arrangements in respect of some tartans.

To put this another way, If all of a sudden I got rich and decided to have a personal tartan-I'd arrange with the weavers that firstly it would not be listed, and second it could only be released for making up on my say so.

I think this well illustrates the minefield-for there is public/written information: then there is much that is by convention-handed down-which is not in the public domain. So only bobs up when someone trips over it.

James