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The XMarks Badge, this one in bronze. Perhaps Steve will reply with stock and price.

I have been on the Clan Chattan Council for over forty years and am the CCA's Historian. I'm a Davidson through my father and a Mackintosh through my paternal grandmother.

Hello Doc -- welcome to the forum

The helm is not a 'charge' but is described by Lord Lyon as 'suitable to an incorporation'. In an earlier take on the arms (last year) the helm was shown...

My apologies for the delay in posting this information, but I needed to await 'official' confirmation finally given this month (February 2023).

The Clan Chattan Association was awarded arms by the...

Best wishes for a successful surgery, Steve, and a speedy recovery.

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Thank you, Peter. This makes sense. The lad photographed is the great grandfather (1874-1947) of an enquirer after his subsequent years in the US. He was born in the parish of Dalarossie and Moy...

Can anyone (Peter?) identify this tartan?

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Hi, Shannon. Your post has been moved to the partners' forum, Houston Kiltmakers.

ThistleDown.

If you did not attend this webinar but wish you had, you can access it for a few days at least at https://www.historyscotland.com/information/webinar-the-sobieski-stuart-brothers. Fascinating that...

For those who are interested in the Sobieski brothers, History Scotland and Dr Craig Buchanan have a webinar on March 15:
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Thank you, Geoff. It's good to see you again.

The last few years have been difficult ones for the Clan Chattan. In that time we have experienced the sad passing of four of our chiefs, John Shaw of Tordarroch, Sir William Macpherson of Cluny and...

Good catch, but a 'correction' slightly off-topic: most distilleries in Scotland remain controlled by UK interests, although the American, French and Japanese multi-national corporations are having...

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As OCR says, it's the back of a clip. Works a bit like the clip on a tape measure but without tension. The weight of the sporran keeps it in place. 19th century ladies' chatelaines often used the...

Invercauld in 2009:

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Invercauld's personal arms:
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The following from the Press & Journal today:
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Not so sad, Millionspoons, there are Shaws in Yorkshire (where it apparently refers to the above-ground part of an arable crop such as turnips) with no apparent connection to the Shaws of...

Peter, Jock and KD. Please keep us posted on this. Fascinating issue and fine grist for mills of the future on this and other forums.

KD, you might want to update your e-mail address with...

Mine just lie on the top of the upright grand piano -- gathering dust -- but I like them there :)

Yes, I'm sure we all can, Frank.

You simply wished Canadians a Happy Canada Day, July 1. The vast majority of Canadians did, I am sure, celebrate quietly (the Canadian Way) their 'new' or 'old'...

I've no experience in warfare conditions, obviously, but our problem, as children, was at the top of the knee cap, where the wet edge made frequent contact with the skin.

Yes, quite likely. As a young student in the 50s, even the wet of the kilt or short trousers hem was a problem for us, but nothing like the cold, clinging, clammy, scraaaatchy of tweed! :( One of my...

Clan Chattan is often referred to as 'the dog's breakfast' -- most people don't want to wear THAT :lol:. I agree with you on your last point; it's a good thing we have Peter and a few others around.

That struck a note with me, Jock, and I thought I'd follow up with a bit of a look at my own knowledge and that of my family. I'm a historian, but have limited knowledge of tartans. So, which ones...