MACDONALD (ANCIENT) CLAN The Hepburns are associated with

The Hepburns are associated with Hermitage Castle in Liddesdale and the history of Mary

Fraser & Kirkbright say (Sept 2002) it was made for Highland Queen Sportswear in anticipation of the centenary of Confederation status in 1867

Yet the full truth of her beauty is revealed by contrast to the fierce and brooding mountains to her North

Before that time Border tartans were generally unnamed

MACDONALD (ANCIENT) CLAN The Hepburns are associated withThis is oldest recorded version of the Clan sett. It varies slightly from those recorded by Logan, Smibert, Grant etc., but the motif is the same throughout. Of the nine independent branches of the Clan Donald, there are at least 27 different setts. It was not until 1947 that the MacDonalds again had a high chief, MacDhomnuill, who by tradition has the final word on the tartans of the clan. That right was granted to Alexander MacDonald of MacDonald