ISLE OF SKYE [non-wool] Choose:By the metre The discovery was made during

The discovery was made during the demolition of a Black House on Lewis in 1935

and adopted the tartan of the Black Watch

It was Henry Dundas

it was originally numbered 78th

The Battalion celebrated its bicentenary on 17 Feb 2020

ISLE OF SKYE [non-wool] Choose:By the metre The discovery was made duringInstigated and registered by Mrs Rosemary Nicolson Samios in 1992, an Australian of Skye descent, now living in Skye. It was selected through a worldwide competition won by weaver Angus MacLeod from Lewis who produced the first commercial quantities in traditional kilt weight in 1993 at Lochcarron Weavers in North Strome, within view of the Cuillin Mountains. The colours of the tartan depict those of the island, often called the 'Misty Isle'.