MACINTOSH (ANCIENT) - Tartans beginning with 'R' or MacDuffie held lands on

or MacDuffie held lands on the Isle of Colonsay until the mid seventeenth century but were later scattered by the clearances

An old kilt worn by Commander Alex Hannay (1788 - 1844) was discovered by his descendant

and the tartan now worn by the Lamonts is like that known as Campbell of Argyll

After his release a year later he retrieved it but only a small scrap had survived undamaged

MACINTOSH (ANCIENT) - Tartans beginning with 'R' or MacDuffie held lands onD. C. Stewart wrote, ''This is one of the few ancient tartans too well authenticated to admit of doubt or question.'' The earliest publication is attributed to Logan but he may well have known of the sample, sealed with signature of the chief, which existed in the collection of the Highland Society of London, dating around 1815. The chief of the MacKintoshes is also chief of Clan Chattan.