MACQUARRIE (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'K' There was thought of calling

There was thought of calling it the 'Ayr Tartan' but that was discarded in favour of the present name which more aptly celebrated the bicentenary of the poet's birth

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

Current weaving status: ON WEAVE (due to be completed on 1st July 2025)

Just to the knee

From the Sobieski's 'Vestiarium Scoticum' (1842)

MACQUARRIE (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'K' There was thought of callingThe earliest reference to a related MacQuarrie sett appears in the Cockburn Collection (c. 1815). D C Stewart says, ''The MacQuarrie tartan now most often used is related to the red MacDonald. MacQuarrie's were followers of the Lords of the Isles and held lands on the Isle of Mull. The chiefship today is vacant."