SHEPHERD (ANCIENT) Choose:By the metre The MacColls are a branch

The MacColls are a branch of the Clan Donald who settled around Loch Fyne

A piece of this web was in the possession of my grand-aunt Miss Flora MacRa (sic) of Ardintoul

and are independent of other families of that name

It was claimed to be the sett of a 'relic from the '45' and published as such by D

SHEPHERD (ANCIENT) Choose:By the metre The MacColls are a branchThis is an old traditional border shepherd's check made of white wool and black wool, and which was later introduced to the Highlands and formed the basis of many of the estate checks. Also known as The Falkirk Tartan because of the discovery of such a weave in the neck of a jar containing Roman coins buried about 260 A. D. The black and white check is woven today as a family tartan for the surname Shepherd tartan. It predates most Scottish tartans