MACKAY (MODERN) Choose:By the metre A bold yet soft balance

A bold yet soft balance of deep charcoal and slate threads combine to create a dramatic effect

Stewart thought this took place about the time of the Union (1707)

white for the surf and green for the hinterlands

This is our premium fine wool tartan kilt

MACKAY (MODERN) Choose:By the metre A bold yet soft balanceThe pattern shows a marked similarity to the Gunn tartan in all but colour, suggesting a territorial origin for both. Recently historians of Scottish dress have tended to stress the geographical sources, rather than the clan associations of the earliest Highland tartans. A sample was signed and sealed by the Chief for Highland Society of London in 1816. The sett is known as the 'Green' Mackay.