STUART OF BUTE (MODERN) Choose:By the metre in the same way as

in the same way as the MacGregors

Scottish Tartans Society notes: A powerful Border Clan who pursued a deadly feud with the Maxwells

Weaving Status: Due for completion mid-Apri 2025

" This is woven in the ancient palette of thread colours

The MacBains are closely associated with Mackintosh and this is apparent in the design of the tartan

STUART OF BUTE (MODERN) Choose:By the metre in the same way asThe Stuarts of Bute are descended from the natural son of King Robert II. The use of this tartan is normally considered to be confined to the family from whom it derives its title, though others more or less closely related have likewise claimed an interest. Whether or not the pattern was in use before the publication of the Vestiarium Scoticum (1840), has never been ascertained. The popular version is in maroon and is called 'The hunting' (see the