MACCOLL (ANCIENT) Choose:By the metre in the family chest and

in the family chest and came into the possession of Councillor John Hannay

Pattern from the manuscript of William and Andrew Smith's 'Authenticated Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland'

This sett is shown by Smibert (1850) and by W and A Smith (1850) but without the definition of 'Hunting'

Contemporary accounts of Flora MacDonald (1746) suggest that MacAlisters wore the MacDonald tartan at that time

MACCOLL (ANCIENT) Choose:By the metre in the family chest andThe MacColl tartan was produced by Wilson's of Bannockburn in 1797 under the name of 'Bruce', later known as 'Old Bruce'. The MacColls are a branch of the Clan Donald who settled around Loch Fyne. Some of the clan living in the Ballachulish area took protection from the Stewart of Appin. There is a strong similarity in the pattern structure of the 'Appin' and the MacColl tartans.