MACLAINE OF LOCHBUIE HUNTING (ANCIENT) DISTRICT the country of Clan Grant

the country of Clan Grant

It is said that when King Edward VII was the Prince of Wales he called at John's 'Nether Lochaber Stores' to have an outfit made

The Mathesons were involved with other clans who settled in Lochalsh

The colours reflect the imposing scenery when journeying north from Perth to Inverness or through to Royal Deeside

and that the white and yellow lines were incorporated to mark the fact that the clan was a sept of Clan Campbell

MACLAINE OF LOCHBUIE HUNTING (ANCIENT) DISTRICT the country of Clan GrantThe hunting version first appeared in this century, in the work of H. Whyte published by W. and A. K. Johnston. His book introduced many new hunting and dress forms of both clan and family tartans. D. W. Stewart (1893) pointed out that the use of so much blue, was unique among old tartan setts.