MACBEAN (ANCIENT) ANCIENT The matter was settled by

The matter was settled by 'tanistry' and Duart was recognised as chief

Cotton lined at the waist and hip

the most subdued of tartans becomes one of the most striking

Robert Bain was said to have illustrated it with four red lines but there is no evidence of this in his book 'The Clans & Tartans of Scotland'

MACBEAN (ANCIENT) ANCIENT The matter was settled byMacBains, MacBeans, and MacVeans are all forms of the same name possibly from the same origin as the early Scottish King, Donald Ban. The principle family is MacBean of Kinchyle from the northern end of Loch Ness. The MacBains are closely associated with Mackintosh and this is apparent in the design of the tartan. A piece of the MacBean tartan went to the moon and back in Apollo XII in Nov. 1969 with Cdr Alan L Bean.