MacKenzie Ancient
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- Mill: MM
- Weight: 16 oz.
- Clan Motto: Lucco non uro ("I Shine, Not Burn")
- Known Septs Include: CHARLES, CHARLESON, CLUNESS, CLUNIES, CROMARTY, IVERACH, IVERSON, IVORY, KENNETH, KENNETHSON, KYNOCH, MACAWEENEY, MACBEOLAIN, MACCONNACH, MACIVER, MACIVOR, MACKENNA, MACKENNEY, MACKERLICH, MACKINNEY, MACMURCHIE, MACMURCHY, MACOUEENIE, MACVANISH, MACVINISH, MACVINNIE, MACWEENY, MACWHINNIE, MCAWEENEY, MCBEOLAIN, MCCONNACH, MCIVER, MCIVOR, MCKENNA, MCKENNEY, MCKERLICH, MCKINNEY, MCMURCHIE, MCMURCHY, MCOUEENIE, MCVANISH, MCVINISH, MCVINNIE, MCWEENY, MCWHINNIE, MURCHIE, MURCHISON, SMART
- Notes:
The MacKenzie is the regimenntal tartan of the Seaforth Highlanders, who were raised by MacKenzie, Earl of Seaforth, in 1778. The clan held lands in Ross-shire and around Muir of Ord, but in the 12th centry, they were removed to Wester Ross (Kintail), The chiefly line on Kintail died out (as prophesised by Braham Seer) and the MacKinzies of Cromarty were recognised as Chiefs of the Clan. Wilson's 1819 pattern book records various widths and weights of cloth suitable for the different ranks in the regiment. In their 1850 book `The Clan and Family Tarans of Scotland' William and Andrew Smith of Mauchline wrote: "Both the 71st and 78th regiments now wear the Tartan common to the McLeods and the MacKenzies." This sett appears also in Clans Origianaux (1880) .
This tartan dates to 1819.