MacLeod Red tartan
Other sett of Clan MacLeod.
Based on the tartan in Allan Ramsay's 1747 portrait of the 22nd chief, with a yellow stripe added to match the other MacLeod setts. The Register records that a clan parliament adopted it as the red MacLeod in 1982.
Thread count
B/8 R2 B2 R4 B22 R4 B2 R2 Y2 R2 B2 R32 B16 R8 G8 R32 G22 R16 B8 R4 Y/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
- R — Red
- Y — Yellow
- G — Green
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 Red” — 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.
