Scottish Clans
MacIntosh Tartans & Clan
Who Wears MacIntosh 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.
- Adamson
- Ayson
- Cash
- Clark
- Clarke
- Clarkson
- Clerk
- Combe
- Combie
- Crearer
- Crerar
- Dallas
- Doles
- Eason
- Easson
- Eggie
- Eggo
- Elder
- Esson
- Glennie
- Glenny
- Hardie
- Hardy
- Heggie
- Higgison
- Hosick
- Hossack
- Leary
- MacAndrew
- MacArtney
- MacAy
- MacCaish
- MacCardney
- MacCartney
- MacCash
- MacCause
- MacChlery
- MacClair
- MacCleary
- MacColm
- MacComas
- MacCombe
- MacCombich
- MacCombie
- MacComie
- MacConchie
- MacFail
- MacFall
- MacFauld
- MacGlashan
- MacGlashen
- MacHardie
- MacHardy
- MacKeggie
- MacKieson
- MacKillican
- MacKintosh
- MacLear
- MacLeary
- MacLehose
- MacLerie
- MacNeven
- MacNiven
- MacOmie
- MacOmish
- MacPhail
- MacRitchitie
- MacTause
- MacTavish
- MacThomas
- MacVail
- Nairn
- Nairne
- Nevison
- Noble
- Paul
- Ripley
- Ritchie
- Sivewright
- Tarrell
- Taweson
- Tawse
- Thom
- Thoms
- Tosh
- Tosach
MacintoshTartans
10 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
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
Dall’inizio
MacIntosh Clan Storia e Origini
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Territories
Inverness
Clan Chief
The current chief is John Lachlan Mackintosh of Mackintosh
Cosa c'è nel nome MacIntosh?
In gaelic, the prefix 'mac' means son of. Therefore MacDonald is son of Donald etc. What does that mean for Clan MacIntosh? Does it mean son of Intosh? No, of course not, that would be silly. What the clan's name means is son of the leader (or general). In Gaelic, toisich means leader or general and it is from this that we derive the Clan's name.
Moy Castle
Moy Castle is the historic seat of Clan Mackintosh and it was located on an island in the middle of Loch Moy. The Moy lands were in the Mackintosh's possession for years, Moy Hall is currently the seat of the clan. Moy Castle was where Charles Edward Stuart was protected by the Mackintosh family when government troops came to capture him, this event is known as the Rout of Moy.Plant Badge
Clan MacIntosh's Plant badge is Red whortleberry
Clan Motto: Touch Not The Cat Bot A Glove.
Ferquhar Mackintosh
In 1263, during the Scottish–Norwegian War, Farquhar Mackintosh, the chief led his clan at the Battle of Largs against Haakon IV of Norway. He was later killed in a duel in 1265 leaving his infant son, Angus, as heir.
