Clan MacGregor Rob Roy Tartan Kilt

Every MacGregor carries a fighting history, and the Rob Roy tartan wears it in the boldest colours a kilt can wear: red and black, block against block.

The sett is a simple, striking check of red and black squares, with no third colour to soften it. It is one of the most recognisable tartans in the world, instantly readable even to those who know nothing else about tartan.

The pattern is properly called MacGregor Red and Black, documented in use by the early 1800s, but it became known as “Rob Roy” after Sir Walter Scott’s 1817 novel about the outlawed clansman Rob Roy MacGregor made the name famous. Clan MacGregor spent generations under proscription, their name and tartan banned by law, which makes the survival and popularity of this pattern today a real piece of Highland defiance.

It suits Highland Games, Burns Night, or anyone who wants a tartan with real bite to it. Pair it with a Argyll jacket, add a leather kilt belt, and finish with a kilt brooch.

Woven in tartan wool blend as a 5-yard kilt, or 8-yard for deeper pleating and heavier drape. Knife-pleated at the back with a flat front apron, fastened with leather straps and metal buckles. Made to your measurements, so send your waist and length and it is cut to fit.

MacGregor Rob Roy Tartan Kilt Features

• Rob Roy sett: bold red and black check, no third colour
• Woven in tartan wool blend; 5-yard standard, 8-yard option
• Knife-pleated back, flat front apron; leather straps and metal buckles
• Built to the measurements you choose on the product page
• Clan MacGregor’s famous red and black, tied to the outlaw Rob Roy
• Add a matching jacket, sporran and accessories on the page to complete the outfit