INVERNESS (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'P' The Gows or MacGowans were

The Gows or MacGowans were associated with the MacDonalds and the Clan Chattan

The sett has its source in the MacKenzie tartan used in 1777 by John MacKenzie called Lord MacLeod when he raised a regiment called 'Lord MacLeod's Highlanders'

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

It drapes beautifully yet holds the structure of our designs effortlessly

This is from the threadcount documented in Jamie Scarlett MBE's 'Tartan the Highland Textile' (1990)

INVERNESS (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'P' The Gows or MacGowans wereMade for Augustus, Earl of Inverness, sometime prior to 1822. Logan used this sett to illustrate his method of recording tartans in his book, 'The Scottish Gael', published in 1831. The territorial designation of this Royal tartan makes it appropriate for use as a district tartan in the town and county of Inverness. The white stripe is sometimes rendered in yellow.