MacLean Hunting Ancient | 13 - 16 oz. Wool

Mill: MM
Weight: 16 oz.
Clan Motto: "Virtue Mine Honor"
Known Septs Include: BEATH, BEATON, BEY, GILLAN, GILLAND, GILLIAN, GILLON, GILZEAN, HUIE, LEAN, MACBAY, MACBEATH, MACBETH, MACBEY, MACBHEATH, MACCLANE, MACCLEAN, MACCORMICK, MACFADYEN, MACFADZEAN, MACFAYDEN, MACGILLIVRAY, MACGILVRA, MACILDOWIE, MACILDUFF, MACILDUY, MACILVORA, MACLAINE, MACLERGAN, MACPHADDEN, MACRANKIN, MACVAY, MACVEAGH, MACVEY, MCBAY, MCBEATH, MCBETH, MCBEY, MCBHEATH, MCCLANE, MCCLEAN, MCCORMICK, MCFADYEN, MCFADZEAN, MCFAYDEN, MCGILLIVRAY, MCGILVRA, MCILDOWIE, MCILDUFF, MCILDUY, MCILVORA, MCLAINE, MCLERGAN, MCPHADDEN, MCRANKIN, MCVAY, MCVEAGH, MCVEY, PADON, PATON, PATTEN, PATTON, PEDEN, RANKEN, RANKINE
Notes:
This tartan dates back perhaps as far as 1587 but there is some debate as to the validity of the historical evidence; a charter granted to Hector MacLean, Heir of Duart, in the lands of Islay, "the full duty to be payable in the form of 60 ells cloth of white, black and green colours." The proportions seem to be the invention of the Sobieski Stuarts. Jamie Scarlett says there is no solid evidence for the 1587 claim (Highland Textile, p133).

This tartan dates back to 1842 for certain.