“We feel it in our guts,” is how one ­MacDonald puts it to me ... coming in from the dreichness, all capes and kilts, clan badges and caps, eagle feathers dripping with sleet.

These days, clan chiefs get little more than a coat of arms, a motto and a personal tartan for kilts — although the title does carry considerable prestige. But that didn't stop Ranald MacDonald ...

“The clan McDonald is one of the biggest clans of all ... comes complete with to-scale reproductions of a tartan and kilts. As imposing as he may seem, he is really a jovial fellow, so ...

These days, clan chiefs get little more than a coat of arms, a motto and a personal tartan for kilts, although the title does carry considerable prestige. But that didn’t stop Ranald MacDonald ...

Tartan is one of the most recognisable and iconic patterns in the world, deeply rooted in Scottish heritage. Originally ...

U.S. Marines pose in their kilts during the Highland Games at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. (Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline/Marine Corps) Easy, breezy, beautiful combat kilts... Dating back to the 18th ...

Two of Donald’s most prominent sons Angus and Alasdair, became prominent figures. Alasdair went to establish the clan Alistair or McAllister and Angus’ son Angus Og went on to fight beside ...

"My great grandmother made kilts, my grandmother and grandfather made them, and my dad is a master tailor." It's estimated that there are about 400-500 clan and family associations in Scotland ...