MACCOLL (MODERN) Choose:By the metre once a jockey

once a jockey

That right was granted to Alexander MacDonald of MacDonald whose son Godfrey is now the 8th Chief

The pattern books of the weavers

The Muir tartan has the traditional blue - black - green base

MACCOLL (MODERN) Choose:By the metre once a jockeyThe MacColl tartan was produced by Wilson's of Bannockburn in 1797 under the name of 'Bruce', later known as 'Old Bruce'. The MacColls are a branch of the Clan Donald who settled around Loch Fyne. Some of the clan living in the Ballachulish area took protection from the Stewart of Appin. There is a strong similarity in the pattern structure of the 'Appin' and the MacColl tartans.