STUART OF BUTE (MODERN) Choose:By the metre The name comes from the

The name comes from the Lothian distrIct of Scotland

The resemblance of this tartan to that of the Camerons may denote the MacFies' allegiance to that clan on the mainland after they were dispersed from Colonsay

Almost 50 years ago the late Baron Marchand of Messrs George Harrison & Co

or MacDuffie held lands on the Isle of Colonsay until the mid seventeenth century but were later scattered by the clearances

Prince Chalres was said to have been given a plaid in this tartan which he left at Moy Hall in his rushed escape from there

STUART OF BUTE (MODERN) Choose:By the metre The name comes from theThe Stuarts of Bute are descended from the natural son of King Robert II. The use of this tartan is normally considered to be confined to the family from whom it derives its title, though others more or less closely related have likewise claimed an interest. Whether or not the pattern was in use before the publication of the Vestiarium Scoticum (1840), has never been ascertained. The popular version is in maroon and is called 'The hunting' (see the