THCD Photo Examples

[Matty Ross]

Does anyone know who this is?
and is his Tartan Ross hunting modern?

[ThistleDown]

John D Burgess, MBE, and yes, he generally wore Ross in honour.

For more information on this remarkable man do a Google search because almost everything we say here will be less than he deserves. And he smoked and drank with gusto, too. Super chap!

[longhuntr74]

Matty...if you go back through this thread, you'll fine the answer to "who"...John Burgess...a world famous piper of old. Not sure about the tartan...that may have been answered as well.

[Matty Ross]

Thank you

[chrisupyonder]

Lord Thurso (John Sinclair) and his son George.
Lord Caithness follows, and on the right of the picture
the Lord Lieutenant of Caithness, Major Graham Dunnett TD

Halkirk Games 2003

[piperdbh]

They're all showing their military training. Just look at those thumbs!

[AcuteEnigma]

Lord Thurso (John Sinclair) and his son George.
Lord Caithness follows, and on the right of the picture
the Lord Lieutenant of Caithness, Major Graham Dunnett TD

Halkirk Games 2003

And between them, next row back, the Chief of Clan Sinclair!

[davidlpope]

Lord Thurso (John Sinclair) and his son George.
Lord Caithness follows, and on the right of the picture the Lord Lieutenant of Caithness, Major Graham Dunnett TD

Halkirk Games 2003

And between them, next row back, the Chief of Clan Sinclair!

Lord Caithness IS Chief of Clan Sinclair...

[southpacifickilt]

Evening Dress:

i have two questions about these.

1.firstly i read in another x marks thread that salmon button are restricted to the dukes of argyll as salmon is part of their badge (not clan badge) is this true?
2. how common would the type of dress in the second picture be now? particularly the plaids and belts

[JSFMACLJR]

i have two questions about these.

1.firstly i read in another x marks thread that salmon button are restricted to the dukes of argyll as salmon is part of their badge (not clan badge) is this true?

The salmon buttons are worn by the Duke of Argyll AND and the Chief of the MacLeans, in the case of the photos by Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart and Morvern. Salmon are totems of many Westerns Highland/Isles clans and are badges of both the Duke of Argyll and Maclean of Duart.

Now, they are hardly "restricted" in any legal sense of the word. "Good taste" though, is another matter. The shield of my coat of arms bears three salmon, but it just wouldn't be done for me to have buttons made up as salmon. If Lord Lyon saw fit to grant me a badge of a salmon naiant, then I might consider salmon buttons, but I still would be reluctant to wear them in certain places.