MUIR (ANCIENT) - Tartans beginning with 'R' Stewart notes in his Nomindex

Stewart notes in his Nomindex 'Remarkable similarity to the Double Davidson

Also known as Thompson Red

taken from a silk swatch in Patterson's pattern book

and they were supported in these pursuits and other military activities by some of the Clan MacColl

Andrew & William Smith in their 1850 "Authenticated Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland" give this sett and say" Our authority for this Tartan is 'use and wont'

MUIR (ANCIENT) - Tartans beginning with 'R' Stewart notes in his NomindexThe Muir tartan has the traditional blue black green base, but with an unusual motif of three narrow red stripes appearing twice on the green square. A similar device is seen in the Cochrane tartan.