MacKintosh

A tartan of the MacKintosh family.

Its design is pattern RKWGWGGRKRGGWWKRGGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

Showy pattern worn exclusively by the MacKintosh chief, noted by Logan and illustrated by the Smiths in 1850.

The MacKintosh tartan is recorded as a single sett.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
MacKintoshR/48 K2 W2 G12 W2 G2 Y4 R4 K2 R4 Y4 G2 W2 LB12 K4 R6 Y6 G4 W/21981810
MacKintosh sett

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