MACLAINE OF LOCHBUIE (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'S' Contemporary accounts of Flora MacDonald

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

A bold yet soft balance of deep charcoal and slate threads combine to create a dramatic effect

NOTE: This tartan is on a weaving schedule due to finished mid-December 2023

The Firth of Lorne is an ever changing tidal tapestry and like our tweed reveals threads of vibrant blues from the brightest summer skies to the darkest sapphire storm clouds

called a 'Gathering

MACLAINE OF LOCHBUIE (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'S' Contemporary accounts of Flora MacDonaldScottish Tartan Society: A sample of this distinctive and ancient tartan exists in the Cockburn Collection in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow dating before 1810 when the collection was made. It was first published by Grant in 1886. The MacLaines of Lochbuie challenged the right of chiefship for the Clan MacLean. The matter was settled by 'tanistry' and Duart was recognised as chief, even though Eachin Reganach was in fact the elder brother of Lachlan,