MUNRO (WEATHERED) - Tartans beginning with 'R' John MacRae of Conchra

John MacRae of Conchra

This started life allegedly as a 'Royal' tartan - that of the Royal House of Stuart - and theoretically the personal tartan of the reigning monarch

It is universally worn in the North as MacDuff

After his release a year later he retrieved it but only a small scrap had survived undamaged

MUNRO (WEATHERED) - Tartans beginning with 'R' John MacRae of ConchraThis was manufactured by Wilsons of Bannockburn as 'Lochiel Tartan' (that is Cameron of Lochiel) and how it became a Munro tartan is a mystery. Despite that, this sett is usually regarded as the correct form of the Munro tartan. It is illustrated by Smibert and the Smith brothers (both works published in 1850). In early versions (as shown here) bright pink replaces the crimson between the three green lines. Munros wear the 'Black Watch' as a Hunting