List of tartans
This is a list of tartans from around the world. The examples shown below are generally emblematic of a particular association. However, for each clan or family, there are often numerous other official or unofficial variations. There are also innumerable tartan designs that are not affiliated with any group, but were simply created for aesthetic reasons.
Image | Association | Origin | Country | Notes |
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Royal Stewart | Lowland Clans | Scotland | Known as the "Royal Stewart Tartan", it is the best known tartan of the royal House of Stewart, and is one of the most recognizable tartans. | |
Clan Davidson | Highland Clans | Scotland | Most popular tartan of the Clan Davidson. Listed in Scottish Tartan Registry. | |
Black Watch | Scotland | Used by: | ||
Clan Stuart | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Stuart | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum. This is a "Royal Stewart tartan" of the House of Stuart. It is worn by the regimental pipers of the Scots Guards. It was referred to by King George V of the United Kingdom as "my personal tartan". | |
Clan Donald | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacDonald of Clan Ranald | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacGregor | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacDuff | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Macpherson | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Grant | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Munro | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacLeod | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Campbell | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Sutherland | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Cameron | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacNeil | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum, but not recognized by the current chief as a clan tartan. | |
Clan MacNeil (Macneil of Barra) |
Highland clans | Scotland | One of two official tartans of the Clan Macneil. | |
Clan MacNeil (Macneil of Colonsay) |
Highland clans | Scotland | One of two official tartans of the Clan Macneil. | |
Clan MacFarlane | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacLachlan | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacLean | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Mackenzie | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Fraser | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Menzies | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Chisholm | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Buchanan | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Lamont | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacDougall | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacIntyre | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Robertson | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Macnab | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Mackinnon | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Mackintosh | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Farquharson | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum and based on the Black Watch tartan. | |
Clan Gunn | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacArthur | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacKay | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacQuarrie | Highlands | Scotland | ||
Clan Macqueen | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum with the caption "Makqwhenis, fowr stryppis red vpon ane blak fylde, and throuchout ye mydward of ye blak sett, ane zello spraing." | |
Clan Muir | Highlands | Scotland | California State tartan, seen below, is based upon this pattern. | |
Clan MacTavish | Highlands | Scotland | ||
Clan Murray | Highlands | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Bruce | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Douglas | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Crawford | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Ruthven | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Montgomery | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Hamilton | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Wemyss | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Comyn | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Sinclair | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Dunbar | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Leslie | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Lauder | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Cunningham | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Lindsay | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Hay | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Dundas | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Ogilvy | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Oliphant | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Seton | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Ramsay | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Erskine | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Wallace | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum, this pattern dates back to 1842. It is also known as "Wallace Dress" or "Wallace Red", and is used on the 3M brand Scotch tape. | |
Clan Brodie | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Barclay | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Urquhart | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Rose | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Colquhoun | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Drummond | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Forbes | Lowland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Scott | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Armstrong | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Gordon | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Cranstoun | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Graham | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Maxwell | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Home | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Johnstone | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan Kerr | Border clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
Clan MacNeacail | Isle of Skye | Scotland | Called MacNicol or Nicolson tartan | |
Clan Macqueen | Scotland | Image shows both MacQueen tartan setts. The black-red-yellow is better known while the blue-red-yellow is considered to be an "artifact variant". | ||
Culture of Cornwall | Cornwall | England | See also: Cornish kilts and tartans | |
Duke of Rothesay | Highland clans | Scotland | Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum | |
William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton | Scotland | |||
Park family | Scotland | |||
Oliver (surname) | Border area | Scotland | ||
Burberry Check | Company design | England | Created in the 1920s, this pattern is known as the "Burberry check". It was originally used as a lining in the company's trench coats. | |
U.S. State tartan | Arizona | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Arkansas | United States | Known as "Arkansas Traveler Tartan", it was recognized as an official state tartan of Arkansas in 2001. The green represents the forests and trees of the Ozark Mountains, a settlement location of Scottish immigrants. The blue represents the water bodies. The yellow represents the sunshine, and the red for the strong beautiful lakes, rivers, and streams; yellow for the bright rays of sunshine during the spring and summer seasons; red for the colour of blood, representing strong family ties to Scotland. | |
U.S. State tartan | California | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Colorado | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Georgia | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Hawaii | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Nevada | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | New Mexico | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Oklahoma | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Oregon | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | New Hampshire | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Florida | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Texas | United States | ||
U.S. State tartan | Washington | United States | ||
Regional tartans of Canada | Alberta | Canada | ||
Regional tartans of Canada | Cape Breton Island | Canada | ||
Regional tartans of Canada | Manitoba | Canada | ||
Regional tartans of Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | ||
Regional tartans of Canada | Nova Scotia | Canada | ||
Regional tartans of Canada | Northwest Territories | Canada | ||
Regional tartans of Canada | Saskatchewan | Canada | ||
Regional tartans of Canada | National | Canada | ||
U.S. Air Force Pipe Band | Strathmore Woollen Company | United States | Extensive description | |
West Virginia University | United States | Used by: |
See also
- Vestiarium Scoticum#The Tartans, tables of the tartans listed in The tartans presented in the Vestiarium Scoticum, with thread counts and Scottish Tartans Society designation
- Scottish Tartans Authority
- Border tartan
- Scottish Register of Tartans
- Regional tartans of Canada
- List of U.S. state tartans
External links
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- Scottish Register of Tartans
- Scottish Tartans Authority - The only organisation dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tartan
- Scottish Tartans World Register
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