MACKAY (WEATHERED) Choose:By the metre which existed in the collection

which existed in the collection of the Highland Society of London

The Scottish Tartans Society notes for this tartan attribute the design to the 'Onich Grocer' with no further explanation

McIan of Farquhar Shaw

The swatches were to be signed and sealed in the chief's own hand

It was claimed to be the sett of a 'relic from the '45' and published as such by D

MACKAY (WEATHERED) Choose:By the metre which existed in the collectionThe pattern shows a marked similarity to the Gunn tartan in all but colour, suggesting a territorial origin for both. Recently historians of Scottish dress have tended to stress the geographical sources, rather than the clan associations of the earliest Highland tartans. A sample was signed and sealed by the Chief for Highland Society of London in 1816. The sett is known as the 'Green' Mackay.