Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot
I'm sure Scotus will have something to add to this thread.
Very tempting!

Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming was born in 1820 and was the second son of Sir William Gordon-Cumming of Altyre. The Cummings of Altyre eventually became the head of Clan Cumming, after the original branch "daughtered out" (the head of the clan, the Red Comyn, having been murdered in Dumfries in Gray Friars church, and his son died fighting against Robert Bruce at Bannockburn). The late Sir William Gordon-Cumming of Altyre dropped the hyphen in order to become recognized as the chief by the Lord Lyon; the current chief, Sir Alistair Cumming, having done the same thing.

Roualeyn was a well known hunter. He was quite a colorful fellow, having settled in Fort Augustus and opened a museum to house his collection of trophies. He used to walk about dressed in full Highland attire, greeting passing steamers on the Caledonian Canal. My kind of fellow!

As for the reference to the tartan, I think that is probably a reference to the Badenoch tartan, which some call Hunting MacPherson (the MacPhersons having occupied to land once proudly owned by the great Clan Comyn/Cumming).