MACPHIE (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'R' granite being the predominant composition

granite being the predominant composition of the surrounding unique hills & mountains

It was claimed that the official Morrison clan tartan was recorded by Lord Lyon in January 1968

by the Sobieski Stewart brothers

And he commanded young Donald Lennox to change his name forthwith

Wilsons of Bannockburn were producing it before 1820 - but only under the name of 'Regent'

MACPHIE (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'R' granite being the predominant compositionMacPhies, MacFie, or MacDuffie held lands on the Isle of Colonsay until the mid seventeenth century but were later scattered by the clearances. They were the hereditary Keeper of the Records to the Lords of the Isles. The present Commander, Sandy MacPhie, lives in Queensland, Australia. The resemblance of this tartan to that of the Camerons may denote the MacFies' allegiance to that clan on the mainland after they were dispersed from Colonsay.