Clan Banners (again)

**tripleblessed** · 20th June 18, 12:24 AM

Thanks, Rex. Definitely relevant to the thread. And to a couple of others current; on hose and how it's worn in the Highlands.
I was just passing through as a tourist, but when I read your post, I had to sign in and see the photos. Great shots. And
great that you got to play, too.

**Katia** · 23rd June 18, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by ThistleDown

and five of the Chiefs and Macpherson Grant of Invereshie -- all proven descendants of the signatories to the 1609 Band. There are numerous others, but there is only so much room on a parchment

OT, but is that the MacBean tartan 4th from the left, with the green hose?

**neloon** · 23rd June 18, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Katia

OT, but is that the MacBean tartan 4th from the left, with the green hose?

"Ancient" MacBean, I believe.
Alan

**ThistleDown** · 23rd June 18, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Katia

OT, but is that the MacBean tartan 4th from the left, with the green hose?

Yes, that's James McBain of McBain.

**Katia** · 24th June 18, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by ThistleDown

Yes, that's James McBain of McBain.

Makes sense! I wasn't entirely able to see the sett from the picture. MacBean is one of those tartans that I always find quite striking.

**ThistleDown** · 24th June 18, 06:50 PM

Let's be cautious that we don't deviate tooooo much from the thread, but -- James Scarlett in The Tartans of Clan Chattan wrote, "Ultimately, we owe the MacBean tartan to the artist Robert McIan, and to that artist's depiction of Gillies MacBean in his book The Clans of the Scottish Highlands. Gillies...is wearing a kilt of the Mackintosh tartan and hose in a sett that appears to be the late 18th century Birrell tartan. ...the MacBeans have always considered themselves to be Mackintoshes and to have worn that tartan as of right, but the tartan trade has never missed a chance to proliferate tartans, and so it was an interpretation of McIan's interpretation that became the MacBean tartan in preference to the genuine article." "The present Chief has...authorised the use of the official sett in 'reproduction' or 'muted' colours as a hunting tartan." There was another tartan worn by the head of the Macbean family at Tomatin that was Mackintosh with a black line on the main red ground. I've seen a piece of that tartan.