YOUNG (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'R' though used only by the

though used only by the Robertsons of the North

and are independent of other families of that name

Notes (May 2006) from Sir Malcom MacGregor of MacGregor

suggested that ''it belongs to the Stewarts of the Western Isles''

YOUNG (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'R' though used only by theThis sett is based on an arisaid (blanket) that was spun dyed and woven by Christina Young in 1726. This is one of the oldest and most completely preserved specimens of homespun handlooming. The pattern retains the unusual purple yellow orange box check of the original blanket and changes only the ground colour to the traditional West Coast greens and blues.