MacLeod Green tartan
Clan tartan of Clan MacLeod.
The green and blue sett. The Register says it is sometimes called 'hunting'; weavers commonly sell it as MacLeod of Harris. The Register traces it to the Mackenzie-based tartan of Lord MacLeod's Highlanders, raised in 1777, and notes that it appears in Logan's collection of 1831. The Register records that the chief approved it in 1910 and that the clan society adopted it.
Thread count
R/6 K4 G30 K20 BL40 K4 Y/8Each 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
- R — Red
- K — Black
- G — Green
- BL — Balmoral Blue
- Y — Yellow
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 “MacLeod Green” — 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 MacLeod range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
