MacQueen tartan
Clan tartan of Clan MacQueen.
The Register links this sett to Clan Revan. Its earliest known appearance is in the Vestiarium Scoticum of 1842, which the Register calls an unreliable source. The notes suggest the design owes more to a blend of MacDonald and Mackintosh setts than to anything older.
Thread count
K/8 R24 K8 R24 K48 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
- K — Black
- R — Red
- 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 “MacQueen” — 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 MacQueen range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.