MACDONALD LORD OF THE ISLES (ANCIENT) Choose:By the metre The tartan was first published

The tartan was first published in the Vestiarium Scoticum in 1842

The territorial designation of this Royal tartan makes it appropriate for use as a district tartan in the town and county of Inverness

but in the Highlands is known as "Breacan nan Cleirach" - the tartan of the Clergy

Note: Currently on a weaving schedule (finishes mid-December 2023)

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

MACDONALD LORD OF THE ISLES (ANCIENT) Choose:By the metre The tartan was first publishedFrom the original portrait hung in Armadale Castle, Skye dating from about 1765. HRH Prince Charles holds the title Lord of the Isles and is often to be seen in this tartan when he visits Scotland. Commercially it will appear in darker colours of green than those worn by the Prince. This tartan was also worn by Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor) and his father. A 1937 pattern book calls this 'Lady MacDonald.'