MACDONALD OF SLEAT (ANCIENT) DISTRICT the commander of British forces

the commander of British forces in North Britain authorised the formation of six independent companies of troops to police the Highlanders

An old kilt worn by Commander Alex Hannay (1788 - 1844) was discovered by his descendant

That right was granted to Alexander MacDonald of MacDonald whose son Godfrey is now the 8th Chief

The MacBains are closely associated with Mackintosh and this is apparent in the design of the tartan

This is the correct version of the asymmetrical Malcolm as shown by the woven sample in W and A Smith's 1850 publication 'The Authenticated Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland'

MACDONALD OF SLEAT (ANCIENT) DISTRICT the commander of British forcesAlso Middleton Middleton of Kinfauns. Scottish Tartan Society notes: The MacDonald of Sleat tartan was manufactured in the 18th century and called MacDonald of Sleat, Lord of the Isles. The pattern was devised from an old MacDonald tartan that is shown in a painting at Armadale Castle, but it appears that the reconstruction differs somewhat from the original. Whether this was intended or simply a mistake is entirely open to conjecture but it would not