History of the Stewarts | Tartans
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Stewart of Appin
Stewart of Achnacone
Today it is worn by Stewarts of Appin and was officially adopted by the Chief of Clan Stewart of Appin.
The picture above is from D.C. Stewart´s ´Setts´ publication of 1950. Of this tartan he says: ´This is quite unlike any other tartan; it is subdued in colour, but rich in effect. It belongs rather to the Stewarts of the Western Highlands, but was early accepted as the Clan Stewart tartan. In his publication of 1893, D.W. Stewart (D.C. Stewarts father) claimed that ´The use of this design as Stewart tartan for a period extending back to 1745 at least, is vouched by the records of manufacturers and collectors alike.´
.´W & A K Johnston in their 1906 work said ´This tartan has been known for more than a hundred years as the ´Stewart´ tartan and is supposed to have been worn in former times by such families as the Stewarts of Grandtully etc.´
