Jacobite era tartans still in use today

[figheadair]

Interesting! figheadair, could you give us some details on the MacQuarrie tartan being dated to mid-18th century? The references in the Scottish Register of Tartans don't seem to go back further than early 19th.

Both the Cockburn (1810) and Highland Society of London (1816) collections contain samples of MacQuarrie, not those generally worn today, that are pieces typical of rural woven cloth rather than Wilsons' material which makes up the majority of both collections. The patterns differ but in both cases the rustic specimens are woven with hand-spun singles (non-plied yarn) and have herringbone selvedges. The material and setting in both specimens is consistent with Highland cloth of the mid-18th century hence their inclusion in my list. Here's the HSL specimen.