McIntire Tartans

These tartan images and history are from the Tartans of Scotland web site.

 

The Glen Orchy
sett is sometimes known as the MacIntyre and Glenorchy, although the MacIntyres occupied only part of the Glen. 
The source of tartan 812 was: Old & Rare Scottish Tartans. D W Stewart 1893 
Clan MacIntyre Tartan
There is a doublet in Kingussie Museum dated 1800 in this tartan. It also appeared in the Vestiarium Scoticum (1842) and in the Lord Lyon's Register of Arms (1955) 
The source of tartan 743 was: Kingussie museum 

Clan MacIntyre Tartan II
This sample comes from the MacGregor-Hastie collection which forms the basis of the cloth archive of the Scottish Tartans Society. Some of the samples, including this one, were unmarked. One can assume that the sample dates between 1930 and 1950. The source of tartan 56 was: MacGregor & Hastie 

MacIntyre & Glenorchy Tartan
Smiths' version is also known as MacIntyre of Whitehouse. Though different from the sett recorded by Lord Lyon it is the one most often available in modern times. Before moving to Badenoch to take protection for Clan Chattan, the MacIntyres were listed as followers of Stewart of Appin. 
The source of tartan 402 was: Smith Pl 32 
Buchan Cumming MacIntyre District Tartan 
Also MacIntyre and Glenorchy. Adopted by the Buchan family around 1965, on account of their long association with the Cummings which began with the marriage of Margaret, daughter of King Edgar, to William Coymen, sheriff of Forfar in 1210. The name, Buchan, though a family name, is territorial in origin. The sett is asymmetrical. 
The source of tartan 1991 was: Chief David Buchan of Auchmacoy 

MacIntyre or Perthshire Artifact Tartan 
Typical of Perthshire rural weave. Belonged to MacIntyre's of Littleport Farm, St Fillans, Perthshire. 
The source of tartan 1901 was: MacIntyre's of Littleport 

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