MACQUARRIE (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'K' the first chief of the

the first chief of the MacLeans of Duart

Side buckles for extra adjustment and traditional finish

There was thought of calling it the 'Ayr Tartan' but that was discarded in favour of the present name which more aptly celebrated the bicentenary of the poet's birth

and all dressed in this Tartan

An old kilt worn by Commander Alex Hannay (1788 - 1844) was discovered by his descendant

MACQUARRIE (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'K' the first chief of theThe earliest reference to a related MacQuarrie sett appears in the Cockburn Collection (c. 1815). D C Stewart says, ''The MacQuarrie tartan now most often used is related to the red MacDonald. MacQuarrie's were followers of the Lords of the Isles and held lands on the Isle of Mull. The chiefship today is vacant."