Clan Rait Collection

The Rait family (also recorded as de Rait) is said to have been a branch of the powerful Comyn kindred, taking a territorial name from lands at Rait near Nairn, where they built Rait Castle, a rare hall-house probably of the late 13th or early 14th century.…

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About Clan Rait

The Rait family (also recorded as de Rait) is said to have been a branch of the powerful Comyn kindred, taking a territorial name from lands at Rait near Nairn, where they built Rait Castle, a rare hall-house probably of the late 13th or early 14th century. The family held these lands into the 15th century, but a feud with the Mackintoshes reportedly ended in bloodshed at a feast at Rait Castle in 1442. The lands later passed to the Mackintoshes and then to the Campbells of Cawdor

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