RAMSAY RED (MODERN) Stewart - Black An early sample of the

An early sample of the Black Watch tartan labelled 'Grant' is in the collection of Lt Gen Sir William Cockburn at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow

*Please note: This fabric is on a weaving schedule due to be completed at the beginning of August 2024

Also known as Macpherson of Pitmain

This contains a selection of forty five setts

When this was later brought to the attention of Lord Lyon by Stuart Davidson in 1967

RAMSAY RED (MODERN) Stewart - Black An early sample of theAlso RAMSAY of DALHOUSIE. Ramsay was one of the names adopted by members of the Clan MacGregor when their own was proscribed. It is not surprising then that an early MacGregor sett was used as a basis for the Ramsay tartan. It is possible that the tartan was in existence long before the earliest recorded date given. Other notes (Harry Lindley) state: ' The first sight of this tartan was in the Vestiarium Scoticum. The name comes from the Lothian