Clan Hannay Collection

Clan Hannay is an old Galloway family whose name may derive from Gaelic roots, first documented when Gilbert de Hannethe submitted to Edward I on the 1296 Ragman Rolls.…

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About Clan Hannay

Clan Hannay is an old Galloway family whose name may derive from Gaelic roots, first documented when Gilbert de Hannethe submitted to Edward I on the 1296 Ragman Rolls. During the Wars of Independence the Hannays backed John Balliol's claim rather than Robert the Bruce. The family expanded through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and built Sorbie Tower as their chiefly seat in Wigtownshire

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Modern or Ancient?

Same pattern, different dyes. Modern uses deep, saturated colours; Ancient uses the softer tones associated with natural dyes.