MacDonald of Glenaladale

A tartan of the MacDonald of Glenaladale family.

Its design is pattern BWRBRWRGRBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

Said to have belonged to Alexander MacDonald of Glenaladale at Culloden; taken to Canada on emigration in 1772.

The MacDonald of Glenaladale tartan is recorded as a single sett.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
MacDonald of GlenaladaleDB/3 LB1 R30 DB32 R3 W1 R3 G23 R31 DB3 W/1258~1745
MacDonald of Glenaladale sett

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