This sett is reliably documented by Smith in 1850. A specimen in the collection of the Highland Society of London has a seal affixed and is marked, "Presented by MacDougall of MacDougall, 1906". However, a letter from the clerk of the Society written in 1827 lists 'McDougal' in the contents of the 'deal box with the certified tartans', which were collected around 1815-16. If so, then the tartan may have first been produced by Wilson's of Bannockburn, a weaving firm founded c.1770 near Stirling.