Clan Tartans
Abercrombie – A highland tartan, having a blue and black ground, crossed with green stripes forming double green checks, the green stripes being split by a white line. | |
Armstrong – A Highland tartan with green checks over a blue and black ground with red lines. | |
Baird – A Highland tartan, composed of blue and black stripes, narrower green stripes and bright red lines. | |
Barclay – A Highland tartan, composed of alternate blue and green stripes and crossed by red lines | |
Black Watch – A very dark tartan worn by the Forty-second Royal Highland Regiment, composed as follows: Very dark green bar, split in the middle by a group of narrow black , navy and black lines ; black stripe, half the width of the green bar ; narrow blue stripe, narrow black stripe, narrow blue stripe, narrow black stripe; dark blue stripe, half of the green in width ; repeat group described between the two * in reversed order.
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Brodie – A tartan, consisting of equal wide black and green stripes, both ways ; these are broken up in the middle by a narrow red stripe ( both ways and two still narrower stripes, one on each side of the red ) . Half of the green stripes are taken up in the middle by a blue stripe each way. | |
Bruce Tartan with bright red ground, the plaid formed by groups of four (two wider in the middle and two narrower at the sides) stripes in dark green, which are together as wide as the red squares. In the middle of the red squares alternated narrow yellow and white stripes run each way. | |
Buchanan-Tartan; even sided plaid with the following stripes in a repeat both ways; red, narrow blue, yellow (split in the middle by a narrow blue) , narrow blue, narrow green, narrow blue, narrow green and narrow blue. The wide red stripes are split in the center by a narrow white stripe. | |
Cameron of Erracht – Highland tartan , made as follows : Wide dark green bar, split with a group of four narrow red stripes in the center (the outer stripes being wider than the inner ones), a black stripe (about one- third of the green) , a very narrow red stripe, a dark blue bar, as wide as the green , split by a pair of the wider red stripes with a yellow stripe between (the three not touching), a very narrow red stripe, a wide black stripe. | |
Cameron of Lochiel – A Highland tartan with a red ground, the stripes ar ranged follows : Narrow white, edged with narrower blue on both sides, the large, even sided red square is traversed both warp and weft wise by two wide stripes, narrow white stripes, edged with narrower blue on each side. The next large red square is uneven sided, traversed by the two blue stripes continued from the even sided square and these are crossed by two narrower green stripes | |
Campbell of Argyll – A Highland tartan, made with wide green bars and twice as wide blue bars. The green bars are alternately split with a yellow and white stripe. The blue bars are out lined on both sides with a wide and two very narrow stripes (on the inside) of black. | |
Campbell of Breadalbane – A Highland tartan, arranged as follows: Large checks are formed by two wide black stripes and a twice as wide blue bar between (the latter split in the center by a narrow black stripe) . Between these groups are two solid green bars (as wide as the blue) with a narrower black stripe between . The wide green bars are split with a narrow yellow line in the center. | |
Campbell of Cawdor- An even sided Highland tartan, made as follows: A wide black stripe, wide dark blue stripe, narrow red stripe (edged with black lines), wide blue stripe, wide black stripe, wide green stripe, narrow pale blue stripe with black lines on each edge, wide green stripes | |
Campbell of Loudon – Even sided Highland tartan composed as follows : Very wide dark blue bar with a black stripe on each side and two narrow black lines in the middle, wide green bar, the same width as the pure blue bar, the green bars are alternately split with a narrow white or yellow stripe, edged with a black line. | |
Campbell of Strachur – A Highland tartan, composed of wide green and narrower black stripes, and crossed by yellow lines. | |
Chattan – A Highland tartan, worn by the chiefs of the clan Chattan.; it is composed as follows: narrow black and white line; wide dark green stripe; white line; yellow, red (split with black line) and yellow stripes of equal width, these three together being as wide as the green; white line; gray stripe, somewhat than green; black stripe, being half the width of the gray ; red stripe, same as black; yellow stripe, same as gray, split with white line; peat, in reversed order, group described between two; red bar, one third in width of the entire group. | |
Chisholm – Even sided Highland tartan, made as follows : Wide bright red and narrower dark green bars alter nating. The red bars are split with a pair of white lines in the middle. The green bars are edged with three blue stripes (wider on the outside, narrower inside) , and are split with a red line in the middle. | |
Clergy Tartan – A tartan formerly used by the Scotch Highland clergy for everyday wear. It consisted of wide dark blue and black bars of even width . The black bars were split in the middle with a fine green stripe. The blue bars were alternately split by a pair of fine green stripes or five fine green stripes. The latter is arranged in pairs at the edge and one in the middle. All green stripes were edged with a fine black line. | |
Colquhoun – A Highland tartan, consisting of the following: Black bar, dark blue bar, twice as wide, split by a pair of black lines in the center, black bar, narrow white stripe, two dark green bars, each as wide as the black , separated by a red line; a narrow white stripe. | |
Cranston – A highland tartan, composed of dark blue and light blue stripes and red and blue lines. | |
Crawford – a highland tartan, composed of green stripes over a crimson red ground and narrow white lines. | |
Cunningham – A Highland tartan , composed of wide black stripes and narrow red, black and white lines over a red ground | |
Cumming – A Highland tartan, composed of the following on a red ground: A narrow dark green stripe, two wide green bars and another narrow green stripe, separated from each other by red stripes half the width of the narrow green stripes. The wide green bars are about four times as wide as the green stripes and are split in the renter by a single white line. Each group of green stripes and bars is alternated with a wide red surface, split with a narrow black stripe | |
Dalzell – A Highland tartan, composed of green stripes over red ground, split with white narrow lines. | |
Davidson – A Highland tartan composed as follows over a dark green ground, the stripes running both warp and weft wise; a group of black stripes with two narrow stripes at the edges and a wide bar between, the latter split by a narrow stripe of red in the center; a bar of dark green, about the width of the black group, split in the middle with a black stripe (of the same width as the edge stripes in the black group); a group of navy stripes, of the same dimensions as the black, the center bar likewise split by a red stripe; followed by a green bar as above and repeat. | |
Douglas – A Highland tartan, the stripes running warp and weft wise as follows : Wide navy blue bar, split in the center by a narrow white line; a dark green bar, half of the width of the navy ; black stripe, half the width of the green with pale blue lines next to it on both sides; another green bar, as above. | |
Drummond – a Highland tartan with red as predominating stripes running as follows, each way: A wide field of red, split with two pairs of narrow dark blue lines, the center stripe between the two pairs being about one third the width of the wide side stripes. The next group of stripes is as wide as both pairs of blue stripes, the center red stripes, and one side red stripe, and consists of the following: Narrow pale blue line, narrow red line, dark blue stripe, narrow red line, narrow green line, narrow red line, wide. green bar (being of the same width as the wide red bars mentioned above in the red group) , narrow red line and narrow dark blue line. * This is followed by a wide red stripe, after which the entire group described between the two * is repeated in a reversed order | |
Dunbar – A Highland tartan , made with green stripes and black lines on red ground. | |
Dundas—A Highland tartan, the stripes running both ways as follows : Black stripe; navy blue stripe, twice as wide as the black and split in the center by a narrow black line; black stripe, as wide as the first one; a wide field of dark green (made a little narrower than the above mentioned black, blue and black stripes combined) and split in the center by a group of red, green, dark blue, green and red lines. | |
Elliot – A Highland tartan with a navy ground. Far apart from each other are pairs of nut brown stripes with a wide blue stripe between the half of each pair. This blue stripe is split in the center by a narrow red stripe. | |
Erskine – A Highland tartan, consisting of the following colors in a repeat: Wide red bar, split in the center with a pair of narrow and closely placed green lines; a dark green bar, of the same width as the red, split as the latter with a pair of red lines. | |
Farquharson – A Highland tartan, composed as follows, in a repeat : Wide dark green bar, one- eighth of which is taken up by a yellow stripe in the center ; *black stripe made as wide as half of the above; two narrow dark blue and black lines follow ; * dark blue bar, with a red stripe in the middle, the latter measuring the same in width as the yellow ; repeat group, described between the two * in reversed order ; wide dark green bar with yellow in the center, as described above is repeated ; black stripe, half the width of the green bar; dark blue, somewhat narrower than the black ; group of narrow black, red and black stripes ; repeat stripes, described between the last two in reversed order. | |
Fergusson – A Highland tartan , made as follows : Two heavy black stripes with a still wider dark blue stripe between ; a green field , almost as wide as the above three stripes combined. This green field is split in the center with a group of black , white and black lines, the two side green bars thus formed being again split in the center by a single narrow red line. | |
Forbes – A Highland tartan , made as follows : A wide dark green bar, split in the center by a group of black, white and black lines; black stripe, measuring half the width of the green ; a navy blue bar (as wide as the green) , split in the center with a pair of black stripes, placed close together. | |
Fraser- A Highland tartan with a red ground, composed as follows : A group of two dark green (on the outside) and two dark blue stripes (on the inside) , separated from each other by narrow red lines; a red field made as wide as the above group and split in the middle by a narrow white line . | |
Gordon – A Highland tartan, made as follows in a repeat: Dark green bar, split in the middle with a group of black, yellow and black lines; black stripe, half the width of the green bar; blue line, black line, blue line, black line ; blue stripe, half the width of the green ; repeat group described between the two, in a reversed order. | |
Graham – A Highland tartan, one repeat made is follows: Dark green bar with a narrow, pale blue stripe near the edge ; black stripe, measuring one third of the green bar; navy blue bar, as wide as green bar and split in the center with a black stripe as wide as the pale blue; black stripe, measuring one – third of the green bar | |
Graham of Menteith – A Highland tartan, composed of green bars, split by white lines, running over a black and blue ground. | |
Grant – A Highland tartan with a red ground, the repeat made as follows : Wide red field , split by two pairs of narrow dark blue lines ; narrow pale blue and narrow red lines of same width as blues ; dark blue stripe, three times as wide as narrow blue lines ; dark green field of same width as red field , with red, green, red lines (of same width as narrow blue lines) at each side, and red , blue, red, blue, red lines (of same width as narrow blue stripes) in the middle; repeat group described between the two, in reversed order. | |
Gunn – a Highland tartan , the re peat made as follows: wide, dark green bar, split in the middle by a single narrow red stripe; black stripe , half the width of the green ; very fine green line; navy blue bar, same width as green bar, split in the middle by a very fine green line ; another very fine green line ; black stripe, measuring half the width of the green bar. | |
Hay – A Highland tartan, composed of green stripes over a red ground, narrow white and yellow lines splitting the field . | |
Home- A Highland tartan , composed of dark blue and black stripes, split by red and green lines. | |
Jacobite Tartan – Was worn by the Jacobites in Scotland at the beginning of the 18th century. The design is composed as follows : Bright yellow stripe ; group consisting of white, blue, red, white, red, blue, white stripes, the entire group being of the same width as the yellow stripe and the three white lines being very narrow* ; yellow stripe as above ; group, as above; solid green stripe, of the same width as yellow ; group, as above; solid green stripe, of the same width as yellow. | |
Johnston Highland tartan, made as follows: Wide dark green bar, split in the center by three narrow stripes (black at the outside, yellow between) these stripes divided by green stripes of the same width; navy blue bar of the same width as green, split in the center by three narrow black stripes, spaced their own width from each other. | |
Kennedy – A Highland tartan, composed of a green ground, dark blue and black checks and red and yellow lines. | |
Kerr – A Highland tartan. made as follows : Wide red bar, split in the center by three narrow black stripes which are spaced their own width from each other; black stripe, about one- sixth in width of the red bar: dark green bar, same in width as red bar, split with a pair of black stripes (as wide as those in the red bar) near each edge, these black stripes being spaced from the edge of the green bar and from each other their own width | |
Lamont – A Highland tartan, composed of the following colors; Dark green stripe; white stripe, measuring less than half the width of the gree ; dark green stripe, repeated ; black stripe, as wide as green; stripes of dark blue, black, dark blue, black, each as wide as white one; dark blue stripe as wide as green; stripes of black, dark blue, black, dark blue, each as wide as the white; black stripe, as wide as the green; repeat group described above between two; black stripe, as wide as green one; dark blue stripe, as wide as green one; group of three stripes, black, blue, black, each as wide as white; blue stripe, as wide as green; black stripe, as wide as green, | |
Leslie – Highland tartan, consisting of the following : Wide dark green stripe ; narrow black stripe; wide dark green stripe; very fine white line; black stripe, made a little narrower than green one ; dark blue of same width as the black; red stripe, as wide as black between the green ones; dark blue stripe repeated; wide black stripe repeated; fine white line. | |
Lindsay – A Highland tartan, made as follows : Wide rose colored bar, split in the center with a pair of very nar now, dark blue lines ; dark blue stripe about one- fifth the width of the rose bar; dark green bar, slightly narrower than rose one, split with a pair of dark blue, narrow stripes near each edge, these stripes being spaced from the edge and from each other their own width; dark blue stripe, about one-fifth the width of the rose bar. | |
Logan – A Highland tartan, made as follows : Dark green stripe; a group, somewhat narrower, composed of red, black, yellow, black, red stripes of even width; dark green stripe; black stripe, wider than green; dark blue field (over four times wider than black stripe) , traversed by fine red stripes, spaced from each other the distance of their width; black stripe. | |
Macalister – A Highland tartan, the composition of which is as follows : The ground is red, traversed by very narrow pale blue and white lines , dark blue stripes and green stripes of two different widths. These lines and stripes are arranged in groups, in every instance a very narrow stripe of the red ground being visible between the parts of each group. These groups follow in order: Pale blue line, wide green stripe, pale blue line; stripe of red ground, the width of the wide green stripe; white line, wide dark blue stripe, white line, two narrow green stripes, white line, narrow dark blue stripe, white line; strip of the red ground, the width of the wider green stripe; repeat groups described above between the two, in reversed order; wide strip of the red ground; pale blue line, wide green stripe, pale blue line ; strip of the red ground, the width of the wider green stripe; white line, narrow green stripe, pale blue line, white line, pale blue line, narrow green stripe; strip of the red ground, the width of the wider green stripe; narrow green stripe, pale blue line, white line, pale blue line, narrow green stripe, white line; strip of red, the width of the wider green stripe; pale blue line, wide green stripe, pale blue line; wide red stripe. | |
Macalpine – A Highland tartan with a dark green ground, arranged as follows: Wide green strip, split in the middle with a narrow black stripe; a group of stripes (twice as wide as the green strip) composed of two black stripes (about twice the width of the black in the middle of the green) at the edge of the group with two very wide black stripes inside. One of these wide black stripes is split with a white and the other with a yellow narrow stripe in the center, the order of the white and yellow being the same in each repeat. | |
Macarthur – A Highland tartan, composed of the following on a dark green ground: Yellow stripe with a green bar on each side, six times its width ; black stripe, twice as wide as the yellow; green stripe somewhat narrower than this black; black bar, about 6 times as wide as yellow stripe; green stripe, as above; black stripe, twice as wide as the yellow. | |
Macaulay – A Highland tartan , with a red ground, composed as follows: A very wide red field , split by a black stripe in the middle; dark green stripe, two and a half times as wide as black; red stripe, as wide as black one ; dark green bar, the width of the black stripe and half of the red field; this green bar is split in the center by a narrow white line; red stripe, the width of the black one; green stripe, two and a half times as wide as black one. | |
Macbean -A Highland tartan , the bright red ground of which is traversed by wide groups of stripes, in which the white, black and green lines are very narrow and of equal width and the dark blue stripes are about half the width of the green and dark red ones. The arrangement of the stripes in a group is : White line , blue stripe, black line, white line, black line, blue stripe, white line, black line, green stripe, black line, white line, narrow stripe of the ground, dark red stripe (split with green line), narrow stripe of the ground, white line, green stripe ; repeat stripes and lines mentioned between the two, in reversed order . Red ground, somewhat less than half the width of the entire group. | |
Macbeth – A Highland tartan, composed as follows : Yellow stripe ; black stripe, somewhat wider; group of white line, black line, white line, black line, total width same as black stripe ; green stripe, twice as wide as black; red stripe (twice as wide as green), split by two black lines and a white line between, spaced ; repeat group described between two, in reversed order; dark blue stripe, just half the width of the entire complete group of stripes. | |
Macdonald – A Highland tartan, one repeat of which is as follows: Very wide green stripe, split by two pairs of red stripes, those on the outside being about twice as wide as the inner ones; black stripe, one- quarter the width of the green; red line; dark blue stripe, the width of the green one and split the same way with two pairs of red stripes. | |
Macdonald of Clanranald – A Highland tartan one repeat of which is : A wide field of dark green, split in the middle by a white stripe and at each side a narrow red line and a red stripe (wider than the white one) the lines and stripes spaced; black stripe, same in width as the distance between the outer red stripe and the edge of the green field; narrow red line; dark blue field (about four-fifths the width of the green one), split by a pair of red stripes (as wide as in the green field) the space between these stripes and the edge of the blue field being equal to the width of the black stripe. | |
Macdonald of Slate – A Highland tartan with a bright red field. Wide, dark green stripes are placed almost four times their own width from each other; one-third the width of these stripes, and on both of their sides are very narrow green stripes. | |
Macdonald of Staffa – A Highland tartan with a bright red field , on which the stripes are arranged as follows: black line; red stripe with a narrow green stripe near to each edge; dark blue stripe, half the width of the red; red stripe, as wide as the first red one, split in the center by a narrow white stripe; green stripe, as wide as the red and split with a fine, narrow line of white; red field, three and a half times as wide as the green stripe, split with six dark green, two black and four dark blue stripes, arranged as follows : Green near to each edge, in the center are two pairs of blues, with a pair of green stripes on each side, the inner stripes having a black stripe next to them; repeat group described above between two, in reversed order. | |
Macdonell of Glengarry – A Highland tartan, made as follows : Black stripe; narrow red line; blue field, four times as wide as black stripe, split by two pairs of narrow red stripes, of which the outer ones are about twice as wide as the inner ones; red line; black stripe, as above; dark green field, as wide as the dark blue, split by 2 pairs of red stripes of same width and position as found in the blue field and with additional white line between the two pairs. | |
Macdougal- A Highland tartan composed of the following: Fine green line, near to much wider, dark green, red and dark green stripes of even width ; gray stripes, narrower than the former, split by a fine red line in the middle; dark blue stripe, wider than green; red stripe (as wide as the first red) split by a fine green line; green field, three times as wide as red stripe, gray stripe, split with white and edged with red line on each side ( this group be ing as wide as red stripe ); repeat group described between two in reversed order; large field of red (the width of the two green fields and the gray stripe between) split by a fine white line in the center, with a narrow gray stripe on each side of the white line, spaced its own width. | |
Macduff – A Highland tartan composed as follows on a red ground : dark blue, a wider black and a still wider dark green stripe, next to each other; red stripe (as wide as the above group), split into three even parts by two narrow black stripes ; repeat group mentioned above between two, in reversed order; red field, made somewhat wider than red stripe. | |
Macewan – A Highland tartan, composed of dark green bars on blue and black ground and split by red and yellow lines. | |
Macfarlane – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Dark green stripe, bordered on the outer edge with a black and on the inner edge with a white line ; a narrower red stripe, split with a black line; dark blue stripe, bordered on the outer edge with a fine white line on the inner edge with a heavier black stripe; narrow red stripe; wide white stripe, split with a dark green stripe; repeat group mentioned between two, in reversed order; bright red field, being half the width of the entire group of stripes. | |
Macgillivray – A Highland tartan, composed as follows over a red ground; wide red field, split by a pair of narrow pale blue stripes, each edged with a fine dark blue line on the outside; pale blue stripe, of same width; very narrow red stripe; dark blue stripe, as wide as pale blue and red stripes combined; very narrow red stripe ; dark green stripe, as wide as dark blue and red combined; red stripe (as wide as dark green, dark blue and two red stripes combined) split by a narrow dark blue stripe in the middle with a narrow pale blue stripe on each side, these stripes spaced their own width; repeat group described between two, in reversed order. | |
Macgregor- A Highland tartan, composed as follows, over a bright red field: Group of three dark green stripes, the middle one being a little wider. This one is split by a white stripe, which in turn is outlined by fine black lines. The green stripes are spaced one-third their own width from each other in the group, the red space between each group being the width of two green stripes and a red between combined. | |
Macinnes—A Highland tartan, composed as follows over a bright red ground; red stripe; group of two black and two red stripes of even width, entire width same as former red stripe; black stripe (over twice as wide as first red stripe), split by a narrow pale blue stripe in the middle; groupstripes, as above; red stripe, same as first one mentioned; yellow and red stripe of even width; dark blue stripe, as wide as yellow and red together; red and black stripe of even width, as wide as dark blue; dark green, twice as wide as dark blue, next to black, with another black stripe along its other edge; red stripe, one-third of which taken by a white stripe; repeat group described above between two, in reversed order . | |
Macintosh-A Highland tartan with bright red ground ; the design is composed as follows: dark blue stripe; a narrower red stripe; green stripe, as wide as the first two combined; red stripe, as wide as the green, split by a narrow blue line in the middle ; repeat, in reversed order, group described between two; wide red bar. | |
Macintyre – Highland tartan, composed as follows on a dark green field: Two wide, dark blue stripes, each split by a red stripe, spaced from each other by the width of the red stripes; dark green bar (as wide as two dark blue stripes and space between together), split by a white stripe in the middle. | |
Mackay — A Highland tartan, composed as follows over a dark green ground : A black, two dark blue and another black stripe of equal width, spaced from each other by one- eighth of their own width; green bar (as wide as a black and blue stripe, with a spacing between combined), split by a black stripe, as wide as green spacing. | |
Mackenzie – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Dark green bar, split by a narrow white stripe, which is edged on each side by a black line; black stripe and dark blue stripe, each as wide as green on each side of above narrow group; narrow red stripe, edged with black lines, as wide as white and black group; repeat, in reversed order, stripes described between two; black stripe, as above; dark blue bar, twice as wide as black stripe, split near each edge by a pair of fine black lines; black stripe, as above. | |
Mackinlay – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: dark green stripe, one third of which is occupied, in the center, by a red stripe, edged with black lines; wide black stripe, half of entire green stripe ; dark blue stripe, three times as wide as black, split near each edge by a pair of narrow black stripes; wide black stripe, as above; repeat group described between two ; wide black stripe, as above; dark blue stripe (twice as wide as black stripe) split by a pair of narrow black stripes in the middle; wide black stripe. | |
Mackinnon – Highland tartan, composed as follows, over a red ground: “Green stripe; red stripe, split with white and edged with black; next to black dark green stripe, twice as wide; red stripe, twice as wide as green; narrow green and wider dark blue, next to each other, as wide together as green stripe; narrow red stripe; wide green stripe, somewhat wider than wide red stripe; red stripe, less than half the width of former green stripe; group of dark blue and green (of equal width and placed next to each other) as wide as red stripe just mentioned; group of red, black and red stripes of equal width, each as wide as half of the former group; repeat, in reversed order, groups mentioned between two. | |
Maclachlan-A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Wide rose bar, split by one pair of narrow black stripes placed near one edge and spaced evenly from each other and the edge; wide black stripe, as wide as former two narrow black stripes and two rose spaces; dark blue bar, about three times as wide as wide black stripe, and split by a green stripe in the center; wide black stripe; rose bar as wide as blue bar, and split in the center by a pair of narrow black stripes; repeat groups mentioned between two, in reversed order. | |
Maclaine of Lochbuie – A Highland tartan, composed as follows : Two dark green stripes, with a pale green between, of equal width, and next to each other, the pale green being split by a yellow line in the center; red bar of the same width as the combined group. | |
Maclaren – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Dark green bar, split in the center by a narrow, yellow stripe, which is edged by black lines, each green stripe being further split by a narrow, red stripe, placed nearer to the outer edge; black stripe about one- eighth of green field; dark blue bar, slightly narrower than green field . | |
Maclean of Duart – A Highland tartan composed as follows : Wide, dark green stripe ; a group (narrower than green stripe), containing a fine line of black, white, black, yellow, a stripe of black and line of pale blue; dark blue stripe, as wide as above group ; repeat, in reversed order, groups mentioned between two ; red field (as wide as entire complete group above) split in the center by narrow lines in pale blue with black between, placed very close to each other. | |
Maclennan – A Highland tartan, made as follows : Dark green stripe; a group, somewhat narrower, composed of red, black, yellow, black, red stripes of even width; dark green stripe; black stripe, wider than green; dark blue field (over four times wider than black stripe) , traversed by fine red stripes, spaced from each other the distance of their width; black stripe. | |
Macleod – A Highland dress tartan, composed as follows: Three wide black stripes, divided by very narrow yellow lines; wide yellow bar (somewhat wider than former group), split in the center by a narrow red stripe. | |
Macmillan – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Wide yellow bar, split by a narrow crimson line in the center, each half being split again in the center by a wider crimson line. A crimson bar, as wide as the yellow one, split near to the edge by a yellow stripe and in the middle by a pair of fine lines. | |
Macnab – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Wide red stripe, split in the center by a narrow crimson stripe; crimson stripe (more than half the width of the red stripe) split by two narrow dark stripes , and spaced their own width and placed near the edge away from the rep stripe; dark green stripe , measuring half the width of first red one; repeat group mentioned between two, in reversed order. | |
Macnaughton – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: *Wide green stripe; black stripe, half of the green; dark blue stripe, half of the green; red stripe, about two and a half times as wide as the green, split by a dark blue stripe (half of the green), this being split again by a fine black line; repeat group, in reversed order, mentioned between the two. In the filling the wide red stripe is split by a solid dark blue stripe, half the width of the green. | |
MacNeil – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Black stripe ; dark blue stripe (more than twice as wide as black), split by a white stripe, which leaves on each side a blue stripe equal in width to the black; black stripe ; dark green stripe, as wide as the blue, split in the center by a narrow stripe, out lined by blue, the green on each side is as wide as the black stripe. | |
Macnicol – A Highland tartan, composed of black and green stripes and black, green and pale blue lines on a red ground. | |
Macphee – A Highland tartan, composed as follows over a bright red ground: Wide dark green bars with narrow green line along each side (spaced its own width); these groups of three are placed from each other farther than their width, each alternate red space being split by a fine white or yellow line. | |
Macpherson – Several Highland tartans. The dress tartan is composed as follows : Wide red stripe, divided into three even parts by two narrow dark blue lines; green stripe, as wide as one section of the former red and a blue line combined; very fine yellow line; black stripe, as wide as a single section of the red; dark blue about twice as wide as the black, split in the center by a pair of fine black lines; red stripe, as wide as dark blue, split in the center by two fine white and between these two fine black lines, all placed very close to each other; repeat, in reversed order, group mentioned between two. | |
Macpherson hunting tartan is composed on a gray ground: Wide bar of black, edged on each side and split in the center by a group of red, blue, and red stripes, the blue being almost twice as wide as the red edges; gray bar, somewhat narrower than the black (exclusive of the edge groups), split by a group as above. | |
Macquarrie – A Highland tartan with a red ground, composed as follows: Wide stripe of dark green; red field, a little over three times the width of green stripe, split near to each edge by a pair of closely spaced very narrow green stripes. | |
Macqueen – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Wide red bar, divided into four even parts by three narrow black stripes; a black bar, considerably wider than the red, split in the center by a narrow yellow stripe. | |
Macrae – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Dark blue stripe, split in the center by red line; a narrow white line, separated from the blue stripe by a narrow red line, is along each edge; red stripe, wider than the blue, split in the center by a pair of closely spaced green lines; green stripe, wider than the red, divided into three even parts by two narrow red lines; repeat, in reversed order, groups mentioned between two; red field, as wide as the two wide red and green stripes combined, divided into five equal parts by four groups of closely spaced groups of three dark blue lines each, the middle line in each group being somewhat wider than the lines on the outside and the blue groups measuring the same width as the red, between the groups. | |
Malcolm – A Highland tartan , composed as follows: Dark green stripe; group of the same width as green, composed of black, pale blue, black, yellow and black lines of equal width; dark green stripe, as above; black stripe, as wide as green; dark blue stripe more than twice as wide as green, split in the center by a pair of closely spaced fine red lines; black stripe, as above. | |
Matheson – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Wide red field, split in the center by a group of five dark green stripes, of which the middle one is much heavier, each pair on the side being fine lines; dark blue stripe about one eighth of the red field; dark green stripe (as wide as the blue) split in the center by a pair of narrow red lines; red stripe, somewhat narrower than the blue; two narrow green and red lines alternating ; dark blue stripe, as above; dark green stripe, twice as wide as the blue, divided into three equally wide parts by two narrow red lines; repeat in reversed order, group described between two . | |
Maxwell- A Highland tartan, composed as follows: A wide green stripe, split by a red stripe in the center; on each side of green stripe, and separated from it by a red stripe is a black stripe, about one fifth the width of the green stripe; a red field (as wide as the group measured between the outer edges of the two black stripes) , split in the center by a pair of narrow green lines. | |
Menzies — A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Wide red field; two white stripes with a narrower red between, the group being about one third the width of the red field; red stripe, as wide as a white and the red stripe together in the previous group; white stripe (as wide as the just mentioned red stripe and the group together) split near each end by a narrow red line; repeat, in reversed order, the stripes mentioned between the two. | |
Morrison – A Highland tartan composed of green, black and blue stripes and white and yellow stripes over a red ground. | |
Munroe – A Highland tartan, composed as follows : Wide red stripe, split near each edge by a fine blue and yellow line, the two lines placed next to each other, the blue being on the outside; green stripe, half the width of the red; red stripe, half the width of the green, split in the center by a narrow blue and yellow line, placed next to each other; dark blue stripe, half the width of the green; red field , one and one half times wider than the first red stripe mentioned, split near to each edge by a narrow yellow and blue line (placed next to each other with the yellow line on the outside) and split in the center by three green stripes, spaced from each other by their own width; repeat, in reversed order, groups mentioned between the two. | |
Murray of Atholl – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Green stripe, split by a red line in the center; black stripe, half the width of the green; dark blue stripe, a little wider than green one, split in the center by red stripe, outlined with a fine black line; black stripe, as above; green stripe, split by red, as above; black stripe, as above; dark blue stripe, twice as wide as the black, split near each edge by a pair of narrow black stripes, spaced from the edge and from each other their own width. | |
Murray of Tullibardine – A Highland tartan , composed follows: Red stripe ; group ( twice as wide as red stripe ) , consisting of fine blue line, fine red line, black stripe, fine red line, fine blue line, red stripe, blue stripe, red stripe, fine blue line, fine red line, blue stripe (narrow) , fine red line, fine blue line, red stripe, blue stripe, red stripe, fine blue line, fine red line, black stripe, fine red line, fine blue line; red stripe, as the first one; dark blue stripe, little less than half the width of the red; red stripe, as wide as the blue, split by a fine green line near the edge next to the blue; green stripe, half the width of the first wide red; red stripe, almost twice as wide as the green , split by two blue and a narrower black stripe ; repeat, in reversed order, stripes mentioned between the two | |
Ogilvie – A Highland tartan of very complicated composition. consisting of wide red and blue stripes, narrower black and red stripes and lines of blue, black, red and yellow | |
Rob Roy – A Highland tartan adapted and worn by Rob Roy. It is composed of alternate red and black stripes of equal width. | |
Robertson – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: dark blue stripe ; narrow red line; dark green stripe, as wide as the blue; red field, three times wider than the green stripe, split near each edge by a narrow blue stripe (spaced from the edge its own width), and also split in the center by a pair of fine, green lines; repeat, in reversed order, stripes mentioned above between two. | |
Rose – A Highland tartan , composed as follows :Black stripe; dark blue stripe of same width ; narrow red stripe; dark blue stripe, as above; black stripe, as above ; green stripe, as above ; group (narrower than green stripe) , consisting of a black stripe edged with narrow white stripes; green stripe, as above. | |
Ross – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Wide red stripe, split by two groups of narrow blue lines (each group consisting of three lines, of which the center ones are heavier); dark green stripe, measuring seven tenths of the width of the wide red stripe, and divided into three even parts by two narrow red lines ; red stripe (being three fifths of the first red stripe), split in the center by a pair of green lines; dark blue stripe, the width and split being same as of the green stripe ; repeat, in reversed order, the group mentioned above between the two . | |
Scott – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Wide red field, split in the center by a narrow green stripe with a fine black line near each edge of the green; green stripe (measuring half the width of the distance between the edge of red field and the nearest black line); group (as wide as green stripe), composed of three red and two green stripes, the latter being wider and split in the center by a fine white line ; green stripe. | |
Sinclair – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Green stripe; group (as wide as green stripe) composed of a black stripe, a fine white line and a blue stripe, the latter being wider than the black ; red stripe, being somewhat wider than all the stripes mentioned above; repeat, in reversed order, stripes mentioned between two. | |
Skene – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Red stripe, split in the center by a green line ; dark blue stripe, as wide as the red; red stripe, width and split as above; green stripe, as wide as one red and the blue stripes together; red stripe, width and split as above; green stripe. | |
Royal Stewart: Wide red stripe ; light blue stripe, almost one – eighth of the red black stripe, wider than pale blue; group of yellow, black, white and black lines; green stripe, about one – quarter of wide red stripe; red stripe, twice as wide as the green, split by one fine white line ( in the center ) and two, somewhat heavier black lines, the three lines spaced evenly; repeat, in reversed order groups mentioned between the two. | |
Old Stewart : Dark brown stripe, edged by red lines and split by a finer red line; dark green stripe , twice as wide as the former, divided into three even parts by two dark blue stripes, each edged by black lines; dark brown stripe, as above; dark blue stripe, split by two groups of narrow stripes, each group consisting of three black and two green lines. | |
Stewart Dress Tartan : White field, half the width of the entire colored group; narrow light blue stripe ; wider black stripe; group of fine lines in yellow, black, white and black ; dark green stripe, wider than the black; red stripe (as wide as all the above mentioned colored stripes , except the blue) divided into four even parts by one very fine white line and two heavier black lines; repeat, in reversed order, all stripes mentioned between two. | |
Prince Charles Edward : Red stripe ; group (as wide as the red stripe) composed of dark blue stripe , a wider black, fine yellow line, narrow black, white and black stripes ; green stripe, half the width of the red; red stripe (as wide as the first one) split by a fine white line and two narrow black stripes ; repeat, in reversed order, groups mentioned between two . | |
Stewart Hunting : Dark green stripe, split by a narrow red stripe; black stripe, as wide as the green, split in the center and near the edges by narrow green stripes; green stripe, as the first one, split in the center by a narrow yellow stripe; black stripe, about one fifth of the green; dark blue stripe, as wide as the green, split in the center by a narrow green stripe and near each edge by a pair of fine black lines. | |
Sutherland – A Highland tartan, com posed as follows: dark green stripe, split in the center by a very narrow black stripe; black stripe, half as wide as the green; dark blue stripe, as wide as the green, split by a pair of very narrow black stripes, placed near the edges and spaced from each other and from the edge their own width; green stripe, width and split as above; dark blue stripe, as wide as above, split in the center by a single pair of very narrow, black stripes , spaced their own width | |
Urquhart – A Highland tartan, composed as follows: Dark green stripe, split in the center by a very narrow black stripe; black stripe, less than one third of the green; dark blue stripe, wider than the green, split by a red stripe in the center (one sixth the width of the blue) and by a pair of very fine black lines near each edge. |