' (1850) This is the sett shown in the famous picture of the Chief of the MacLeods
Fencibles were a kind of Home Guard formed at the time of the Napoleonic Invasion threat
he grand expanse of Rannoch moor in Scotland inspires this tweed
Recently historians of Scottish dress have tended to stress the geographical sources
Designed originally in 1934 by the National Association of Woollen Manufacturers as a commemorative Scottish National tartan
MAXWELL (ANCIENT) - Tartans beginning with 'M' ' (1850) This is theScottish Tartan Society notes: Tartans of the Lowland families were not named until the publication the 'Vestiarium Scoticum' in 1842. The authors, the Sobieski Stuart brothers, enjoyed a popular following amongst the Scottish gentry in the early Victorian era, and in the spirit of the times, added mystery, romance and some spurious historical documentation to the subject of tartans. The Maxwells have, nevertheless, a tartan of at least 150 years