Here at the scottish register of tartans, our main function is the registration of new tartan designs and the policy surrounding that function. The scottish register of tartans, edinburgh, united kingdom. Scottish tartan clans and heritage throughout scotland from scotland on line scotland on line have teamed up with the scottish tartans world register to bring you the complete register of all publicly known tartans online, which includes details and images of over 2800 tartans. The scottish register of tartans was established by act of the scottish parliament in 2008 to register new tartans and to. The tartans in this list are those ascribed to particular clans of scotland, including highland, lowland, isles, and. Scottish clans and their tartans electric scotland. It is an online website database facility maintained by the national records of scotland, an executive agency of the scottish government. The scottish register of tartans is an online database of tartan designs, established by the scottish register of tartans act 2008 and administered by the. Provides a history of ninetysix scottish clans and includes the pattern of each clans tartan. See more ideas about scottish clans, scottish tartans and tartan. Media in category tartans the following 103 files are in this category, out of 103 total.
Beautifully produced, collins little book of clans and tartans is a treasure in itself and makes a perfect gift for any scotland enthusiast. The scottish tartans, with historical sketches of the clans and families of scotland. Scottish tartans authority scottish limited company no. Kinloch anderson are leaders in scottish tartans, kilts and all aspects of highland dress, both as manufacturers and retailers. One piece of ich which has come to define scotland is the tartan. Logan quotes a roman author to show that the bright patterns shown in. Mackillop scottish tartan society, clanfamily, 01011985. Scottish tartansscotland clans heritage from scotland on line. The royal stuart or royal stewart tartan, first published in 1831, is the bestknown tartan of the royal house of stuartstewart, and is one of the most recognizable tartans.
See more ideas about tartan, tartan pattern and scottish tartans. Even though tartan is associated with scottish culture in the minds of the north american diaspora, it has for decades been contested in. We have thousands of tartans to choose from in our tartan database. Search and find scottish clan tartans from over 2500 patterns. Scottish tartans are a clan identifying mark, but this only became so in later years, whereas previously it was a commonly used material, though tartan was. Anyone, from anywhere in the world, can register a new tartan individuals, schools and corporate groups as well as professional designers and weavers providing that it meets our criteria for registration. The antiquity of the tartans is a subject which has given rise to much research amongst scholars, and some speculation amongst their critics some scholars find evidence that chequered cloth was not peculiar to the scottish highlanders, but is really a survival of a trait common to all the great branches of the celtic race. Image association origin country notes house of stuartstewart. The scottish register of tartans the register is a national repository of tartan designs.
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