MACKAY (WEATHERED) Choose:By the metre The swatches were to be

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

which existed in the collection of the Highland Society of London

This sett is said to be a variation of a pattern called 'Stewart of Fingask'

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

It is known to have existed as early as 1797

MACKAY (WEATHERED) Choose:By the metre The swatches were to beThe 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.