Scottish Clans
Macrae Tartans & Clan
L'histoire du Clan MacRae est longue et illustre ancrée dans les Highlands. Une version de l'histoire nous dit que l'origine de clan est en Clunes, qui se trouve près du rive sud de Beauty Firth. En 14ieme siecle aprés faisaient état d'un violent différend au cours duquel les Frasers de Lovat plus puissant, trois fils de chef se sont parti pour des terres nouvelles - un s'établisse en Brahan pres de Dingwall, un autre en Argyll, et le troisieme en Kintail. Aujourd'hui, Kintail est considéré le "patrie" du Clan, avec les membres qui habitent hors d'ecosse se présenter comme les "scattered children of Kintail", qui traduit comme "les enfants de Kintail qui se sont dispersés partout au monde".
Who Wears Macrae Tartan? - Associated Names
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.
- Crae
- Cree
- Macara
- Macarra
- MacCra
- MacCrach
- MacCrae
- MacCraith
- MacCraw
- MacCray
- MacCrea
- MacCreath
- MacCree
- MacCrie
- MacCrow
- MacCroy
- MacGrath
- MacGraw
- Machray
- Macra
- MacRach
- Macraith
- Macrath
- Macraw
- MacRay
- MacRie
- Rae
- Raith
- Ray
- Rea
- Reath
- Carr
- Carre
- Cessford
- Ker
Macrae Tartans
16 variationsEach tartan can have multiple variations, the most common of which are Ancient, Modern, Weathered, Hunting and Dress
About tartan variations
- Ancient
- Modern
- Weathered
- Hunting
- 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
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.
Helpful Advice
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.
Helpful Advice
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.
Helpful Advice
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.
Helpful Advice
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.
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 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.
Helpful Advice
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.
Dès le début
Macrae Clan Histoire & Origines
Découvrir l'histoire de Clan Macrae
L'Écosse ne manque pas d'histoires à raconter
Territories
Beauly, Kintail
Clan Chief
Clan Macrae est un "armigerous clan", c'est a dire le Clan n'a pas de chef reconnu par le droit écossais et le Lord Lyon.
D'où vient le nom Macrae?
Le nom Macrae traduit comme 'fils de grâce' (son of grace) ou 'fils de bonne fortune' (son of good fortune).
Eilean Donan
L'île de Eilean Donan fut le siège historique du clan Macrae. L'île se trouve sur le cote ouest d'écosse, et il est l'endroit où se trouvent Loch Duich, Loch Long et Loch Alsh. Bien que le château Eilean Donan est le siège historique de Clan MacKenzie, c'etait en garnison en famille Macrae pendant le 13ieme siècle, à côté de l'aide de la famille MacLennan. Les Macraes sont des champions depuis longtemps de Clan MacKenzie. On dit que le château d'origine Eilean Donan est construit en 6ieme ou 7ieme siècles, mais fut détruite et reconstruite plusieurs fois. Les derniers travaux de restauration étaient en 1912 quand Colonel Macrae-Gilstrap a acheté le château apres il était en ruines pour plus de 200 years, il l'a reconstruit dans le chateau qu'on peut visiter aujourd'hui. Le château apparaît aussi dans le film James Bond, Skyfall, en 2012.
Rare Macrae
Si votre nom est Macrae vous êtes membre d'une des rare clans "mac" qui ne renvoie à un ancêtre specifique. Le château Eilean Donan sur Loch Duich fut le siège historique du Clan Macrae.
Clan Motto: Fortitudine (With Fortitude)
Explore More...
