Morrison tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Morrison.
The red Morrison was recorded by the Lord Lyon in January 1968, based on a scrap of tartan dated 1747 that turned up in a family bible when a black house on Lewis was demolished in 1935. The Register notes a later dispute over the exact count of green lines in the sett, which the Lyon Court declined to alter once it was registered.
Thread count
G/6 R34 K6 R8 K6 R18 G16 W4 G/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
- G — Green
- R — Red
- K — Black
- W — 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 “Morrison” — 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 Morrison range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
