The Campbell tartan also known as the ancient Black Watch was supposedly appointed for the Highland Companies in 1725 and later for the Black Watch in 1739 may in fact have been worn by the Campbells at an earlier date. However, when the original Highland companies were formed soldiers were to wear the same colours […]
Sandilands Tartans: There is no registered tartans for Sandilands – these tartans are most appropriate: Douglas Ancient Douglas Modern Douglas Grey
The Fergusson tartan dates back to possibly as early as 1830, with a count from a Wilsons’ sample in a pattern book of Messrs Scott Adie of London. Fergusson Ancient ————————————————– Fergusson Modern ————————————————– Fergusson Weathered
Lamont Tartans: Lamont Ancient Lamont Modern
Melville Tartans Melville Tartan
The Arnott Tartan is not a stock woven tartan so can only be done as a special weave, please contact us if you are interested. When there is no stock woven tartan we go with the district tartan – where the name is from – so with Arnott it would be the Ayrshire District, or […]
The Boyd tartan was designed for the Earl of Kilmarnock in 1948 and recorded with the Lord Lyons office in 1957. As the Earls of Kilmarnock are descended from both the Hays, and the Stewarts they have incorporates elements from the Hay-Leith tartan and the hunting Stewart. The term ‘modern’ refers to the dye shades, […]
Jardine Tartans Jardine Tartan
This Cameron tartan came from the Sobieskis Vestiarium Scoticum. To try and make it authentic they described it in their own version of medieval English as ‘fovr stryppis of grein upon ane scarlatt field, and throuchovt ye red sett ain strypp’. The term ‘ancient’ refers to the dye shades, normally lighter, whereas ‘modern’ refers to […]
MacKay Tartans MacKay Ancient MacKay Modern MacKay Blue MacKay Weathered
