Clan Primary Image Mac Millan

Scottish Clans

MacMillan Tartans & Clan

Clan Motto Miseris Succurrere Disco (I learn to give succour to the unfortunate)

Wer trägt den MacMillan-Tartan? - Assoziierte Namen

First of all to explain why there are so many tartans, way over 2000 in fact. There are an awful lot of Scottish clans to start with and on top of this each clan can have many different tartans and names associated with it.

  • Baxter
  • Bell
  • Blue
  • Broun
  • Brown
  • MacBaxter
  • MacNamell

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About tartan variations

  • Ancient
  • Modern
  • Weathered
  • Hunting
  • Dress

Ancient Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colours typical of the Ancient tartans, mossy greens and sky blues, a more orangey red and some would say showing off the pattern to much greater effect as as the contrasts are much brighter than the Modern tartans. The pattern or sett remains the same across all variations of a single tartan, and only the shades or tones vary.

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Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Tartans were born with their stronger and bolder colours. The soft greens and blues become bottle green and navy blue, reds are scarlet.

Modern Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colours typical of the Ancient tartans. Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Tartans were born with their stronger and bolder colours. The soft greens and blues become bottle green and navy blue, reds are scarlet.

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The Modern tartans are often the more subtle combinations such as the classic Black Watch Modern

Weathered Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer, more earthy colours typical of the Weathered tartans, reminiscent of bolder colours subjected to wind, rain and sunshine producing beautiful faded tones, olive greens and browns, and very light blues with reds that are more pink than red.

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Some mills refer to the Weathered tartans as Muted.

Hunting Tartan

The Hunting Tartans are the camouflage tartans and some clans don't have these variations because they are already predominantly green or brown and don't need amendment to blend in with nature's colours. The Black Watch or Gunn tartans are examples of these, whereas a tartan such as the Fraser is predominantly red and would not provide much cover for men out hunting.

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One thing to remember if you are ordering your tartan to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colours are the same, there can be a slight difference in colour from one mill to the next. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check.

Dress Tartan

The Dress Tartans were designed as the name suggests for celebrations and highland dance. The sett or pattern of the tartan remains the same and the main colour is changed to white, or extra white is added to the pattern to give it a brighter, more "fancy" appearance. The Scots do like to bend the rules and occasionally instead of white thread, yellow is used and this is where the rather wild MacLeod Dress Modern and Barclay Dress Modern came from.

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One thing to remember if you are ordering your tartan to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colours are the same, there can be a slight difference in colour from one mill to the next. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check.

Clan Origin Primary Image Macmillan

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MacMillan Clan Geschichte und Herkunft

Clan Origin History Image Mac Millan

Erkunden die Geschichte von Clan MacMillan

Wie alles begann

Territories

Inner Hebrides (Tiree, Iona, Mull, Ulva and Colonsay)

Clan Chief

The current chief is George MacMillan of Macmillan and Knap

Woher stammt der MacMillan name?

The name MacMillan thus literally means, "son of the tonsure"

Clan Origin Location Image Mac Millan

Castle Sween

Castle Sween is the historic seat of Clan MacLeod, it was built during the 12th Century and is thought to be one of the oldest castles in Scotland.. The Castle was originally owned by the MacNeils, however Chief of Clan MacMillan, Alexander MacMillan, married Erca MacNeil, the heiress to the castle in 1362 and so it was then owned by the MacMillans. The MacMillans held the Castle until when it was then passed over to Clan Campbell in 1490. The Castle currently sits in ruins and is under the care of Historic Scotland.

MacMillan Spelling

There are over 200 spellings of MacMillan and numerous septs including Bell, Blue, Baxter and Millan. The MacMillans are one of a number of clans - including the MacKinnons, the MacQuarries, and the MacPhees - descended from Airbertach, a Hebridean prince of the old royal house of Moray who according to one account was the great-grandson of King Macbeth.

Clan Motto: Miseris Succurrere Disco (I learn to give succour to the unfortunate)


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