Cameron of Erracht

This was in the early 16th century and by 1745, Donald Cameron, 7th of Erracht, was second in command of the Camerons at Glenfinnan when Prince Charles raised his standard. The tartan for the 79th Regiment, the Cameron Highlanders, was designed by the mother of Sir Allan Cameron, their Colonel on his founding of them in 1794. The Cameron tartan was considered too red to harmonise with the Scarlet coats. The newly adopted design was called Cameron of Erracht.