We've met some very assertive sheep ourselves so far, perhaps it had evicted the passenger and he hadn't noticed yet...

Tried out the 'Well Plaid' bar today, one of the several faces of the Royal Hotel on the sea front at Portree. Given the name, I feared an odd theme pub, but this was confined to the tartan painted on the wall outside and a bit of carpet. It's laid out as a cafe at the moment, selling no nonsense fuel for the hills. I believe the name is a pun on the live music.

Dunvegan Castle still has some atmosphere and has a wealth of portraits and artefacts of interest, among the most on-topic of which is the 'swagger portrait' of 'The Wicked Man', now rebranded 'The Red Man': Norman the Jacobite 22nd chief, truly dazzling face to face. While the late 19thC and 20thC chiefs sport the Green MacLeod, Norman wears a shoulder plaid of what I understand has been identified as Murray of Tullibardine, with trews and coat in check. The very nice local guide described this as tweed, which foxed me. She'd never seen a contemporary kilt, let alone one in denim, which foxed her.

The 24th chief is depicted with a panoply of weapons worn for the visit of George IV which are on display elsewhere and the green MacLeod, but holds a box resembling yellow MacLeod. Another guide was non the wiser, but a search suggests it is a snuffbox very similar to the version of the yellow MacLeod in the Vestiarium Scoticum.

I delighted in the various weapons and regimental memorabilia, but I don't know if they would be of interest to most.