Menzies tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Menzies.
This is the familiar red-and-white Menzies check. The Register traces it to the Cockburn Collection of around 1815, where it was recorded under the name MacFarlane, an error the Register puts down to how unsettled clan-tartan naming still was at that early date; the clan chief certified it as Menzies around 1816, in the Highland Society of London's own collection. The same pattern has since been woven in other colourways, including green and black, alongside the certified red and white.
Thread count
R/144 WW16 R12 WW16 R24 WW8 R4 WW/48Each 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
- 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 “Menzies” — 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 Menzies range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
