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A piece of the MacBean tartan went to the moon and back in Apollo XII in Nov
after a plaid allegedly left by Prince Charles Edward Stuart at Fingask in Perthshire in 1746 (William Wilsons of Bannockburn' 1819 Key Pattern Book no
He took the count from a manuscript account book in the National Museum of Scotland
and this provides a tenuous connection which might explain the origin of the design
GOW (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'I' A piece of the MacBeanA tartan very similar to this can be seen in a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn of Niel Gow (1717 1807) the famous Perthshire fiddler (see http: www. dunkeldcathedral. org. uk 55 history visitors 228 niel gow). Possibly the basis for the design of later tartans. The Gows or MacGowans were associated with the MacDonalds and the Clan Chattan. Gow is Gaelic for Smith meaning blacksmith. Gow's father was a 'plaid weaver' (Sutton Carr). There apparently is a
