NEW YORK CITY DRESS The MacColl tartan was produced

The MacColl tartan was produced by Wilson's of Bannockburn in 1797 under the name of 'Bruce'

a well known tartan designer and collector

Scottish Tartan Society notes: A sample of this sett is included in the Royal Tartans collection at the Scottish Tartans Society under the title `Stewart of Bute'

Although this is sometimes called Urquhart Old or Ancient Urquhart

" Conchra is a tiny village 9 miles (14km) due east of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Scottish Highlands

NEW YORK CITY DRESS The MacColl tartan was producedDesigned by Alistair Buchan to celebrate Tartan Day, 6th April 2002, in New York City on the occasion of the greatest parade of Pipes and Drums ever seen. The tartan was originally called 'Tunes of Glory'. The colours represent the streets and buildings of New York, with green for Central Park, blue for the rivers (Hudson, Harlem & East) that surround Manhattan and two black stripes to honour the memory of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre