Hugh and Moira MacKay leaving Ratagan
Presentation to Hugh and Moira MacKay on their departure from Ratagan in 1978. Presenting the tray is George MacKenzie who had great skills as a piper and piping instructor and in honour of the occasion had composed two pipe tunes ‘Hugh MacKay’s Farewell to Ratagan’ and ‘Moira’s Waltz’.
Hugh, Chief Forester at Ratagan which then covered the forest areas at Inverinate, Dorusduain, Glenshiel, Moyle, Glenbeag, Ardintoul and Arnisdale, was leaving to take up the Chief Forester post in charge of Shin Forest at Lairg, Sutherland.
The full line up of people from the left are: Moira and Hugh MacKay, George MacKenzie, Ewan Cameron (Moyle Squad), Eddie MacRae (Shepherd from Letterfearn), Hamish MacRae (aka ‘Punch’ from Inverinate Squad) and just in view is Mary Grant (Wife of Jimmy Grant – Ranger).
Groups: Forestry Areas, Groups of people