MacRae Hunting tartan
Hunting tartan of Clan MacRae.
The Register dates this darker, hunting-weight sett to 1715 and ties it to a surviving scrap of tartan said to have been worn at the Battle of Sheriffmuir that November. Sheriffmuir still matters to MacRaes today: the Clan MacRae Society of Scotland holds a yearly gathering at the battlefield memorial.
Thread count
HG/48 K8 HG12 R8 HG12 K38 BN44 WW/10Each 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
- HG — Hunting Green
- K — Black
- R — Red
- BN — Blue Grey
- WW — Wilson White
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 “MacRae Hunting” — 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 MacRae range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
