THOMSON RED [MACTAVISH] (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'T' The delicate over-check evokes the

The delicate over-check evokes the sun as it sets over the Atlantic

The tartan is recognised by the Cameron of Lochiel

but this is taken to be an error on the part of General Cockburn at a time when the establishment of clan names for tartan was in its infancy

The Hay Leith connection is believed to have come about through a marriage between the two families

which the worthy Baronet acknowledges to be correct

THOMSON RED [MACTAVISH] (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'T' The delicate over-check evokes theThomson is the anglicised form of the name MacTavish. It is not recorded in any of the early illustrated books. Many MacTavishes wear the Campbell of Argyll.