Quote Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms View Post
There might be a "chicken and egg" problem with your argument. You assume that the clan actually had a designated tartan before the weavers started naming various patterns "MacGregor." I know nothing of the MacGregors so that could be true, but for many clans the reality is just the opposite. There was no designated tartan, and the chiefs asked the weaving houses which tartan was theirs, as opposed to giving them "permission."

This article by Matt explains it better than I can.
"A tartan by any other name."

Best regards,

Jake
That explains quite a bit. Thank you for that link
It seems my way of thinking about this was in error.