- Mill: Loch
- Weight: 16 oz.
- Clan Motto: Be Mindful
- Known Septs Include:
MacPhails, McPhail, McPhails, McFalls
Names associated with the clan: Fail Faill Fall MacFaell MacFail MacFal MacFale MacFall MacFaul MacFauld MacFaull MacFayle MacFoill MacFyall MacKphaill MacPaill MacPaul MacPaule MacPawle MacPhael MacPhaell MacPhail MacPhaile MacPhaill MacPhale MacPhaul MacPhaull MacPhayll MacPhell MacPhial MacPhiel MacVail MacVale, McFaell McFail McFal McFale McFall McFaul McFauld McFaull McFayle McFoill McFyall McKphaill McPaill McPaul McPaule McPawle McPhael McPhaell McPhail McPhaile McPhaill McPhale McPhaul McPhaull McPhayll McPhell McPhial McPhiel McVail McVale, Makfaill Makfale Makfele Makphaile Nickphaile Pal Paul Paule Paull Pol Pole Vail
- Notes:
Some confusion surrounds this tartan. It appears first in 'Clan Originaux' (1880) as 'Macphail'. with this thread count: R8 B48 K24 G28 K8 LN6 (LN = light neutral[grey]). The STS also has an entry from the MacGregor Hastie collection with a count of R4 B46 K28 G32 K4 W4. STS also lists another entry (2158) with exactly the same count and the comments: "A modern interpretation of the MacPhail tartan in hunting colours produced for the whisky merchants, Gordon and MacPhail, by the weaving firm, Johnstons of Elgin. " Johnstons state (Feb 2006) that this is in fact the normal MacPhail rendered in slightly different shades. Sample in STA's Collection.