STUART OF BUTE (MODERN) Choose:By the metre The MacBains are closely associated

The MacBains are closely associated with Mackintosh and this is apparent in the design of the tartan

Some of this surname also choose to wear this distinctive and ancient 'Lennox' tartan

Weaving Status: Due for completion mid-Apri 2025

Designed as a modern multi-purpose tartan that can be worn with pride on any occasion

in the same way as the MacGregors

STUART OF BUTE (MODERN) Choose:By the metre The MacBains are closely associatedThe Stuarts of Bute are descended from the natural son of King Robert II. The use of this tartan is normally considered to be confined to the family from whom it derives its title, though others more or less closely related have likewise claimed an interest. Whether or not the pattern was in use before the publication of the Vestiarium Scoticum (1840), has never been ascertained. The popular version is in maroon and is called 'The hunting' (see the