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

sometime prior to 1822

Status: On weaving schedule (due to be completed on 31st January 2025)

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.