Is there a MacLea family tartan?
Ah, the immortal question! When I got married, I chose to get my kilt in a given tartan by a couple of criteria. The first was what I considered to be reasonable and appropriate. McLeas have traditionally (according to the surname books) been thought to be members of the clan Stewart of Appin, so that tartan pattern was a possibility. Royal Stewart, Black Watch, Scottish National, and a number of other tartans are ‘open’ to anyone who wants to wear them. There is no real regulation on tartans, but many people think that you should have permission of the chief of a clan, either by virtue of birth or recognition, to wear that chief’s tartan. This is not strictly required though. The other choice would be to choose the tartan of the Clan McLea/Livingstone. Though the McLeas are a Highland family and not known to be related to the Lowland Livingston clan, the clan McLea has not chosen a separate tartan. The clan chief of McLea wears the Livingston tartan. As has been pointed out, since the
