MacLean of Duart tartan
Clan tartan of Clan MacLean.
The red Maclean sett with two shades of blue. The Register notes a sample in the Cockburn Collection of about 1810 to 1815, and that W. and A. Smith in 1850 called the two-blue version the oldest pattern they could find. Versions with a single blue were woven, they said, merely to save trouble.
Thread count
B/16 A4 K12 Y4 K4 W4 K4 LG32 R48 A4 R8 K/4Each letter is a colour and each number a count of threads. The slashes mark the pivots: the pattern runs to the end, then reverses back on itself.
Colours
- B — Blue
- A — Azure
- K — Black
- Y — Yellow
- W — White
- LG — Light Green
- R — Red
Shades follow the Register's palette for this entry. Woven cloth varies by mill and by colourway.
Get the kilt
When you order a kilt, ask for the tartan by its full name — for example “MacLean of Duart” — and say which colourway you want. “Modern” is dark and strong, “ancient” is lighter, “weathered” is muted. The sett is the same in each.
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Wear the colours
Our own MacLean range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
