MacAulay Tartan

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Part of Clan MacAulay
Other Clan MacAulay tartans

About this tartan

Clan MacAulay was centered on the lands of Ardincaple, near modern Helensburgh in Argyll and Bute, an area straddling the traditional line between Highlands and Lowlands. By the 15th or 16th century, the lairds of Ardincaple were recognized as clan chiefs, and the family has traditionally been grouped with Clan Gregor and other kindreds said to descend from the early Scottish king Kenneth MacAlpin. Chief Sir Aulay MacAulay entered a bond of mutual aid with the MacGregor chief in the early 17th century and feuded at various points with the Buchanans, Galbraiths, and Campbells

Read the Clan MacAulay story

Modern or Ancient?

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