Clan Primary Image Alpin

Scottish Clans

Alpin Tartans & Clan

MacAlpin or MacAlpine claim to the older and purely Celtic of the Highland Clans
Clan Motto Cuinich bas Alpan (Remember the death of Alpine)

Wer trägt den Alpin-Tartan? - Assoziierte Namen

First of all to explain why there are so many tartans, way over 2000 in fact. There are an awful lot of Scottish clans to start with and on top of this each clan can have many different tartans and names associated with it.

  • Albain
  • Albanach
  • Albin
  • Alpine
  • Alpyn
  • Calpine
  • Elphin
  • Gilpin
  • Halpine
  • MacAlpy
  • MacCapie
  • McAlpen
  • McAlpion
  • McCalpy
  • McCapen
  • MacColpine
  • McKelpin
  • MacAlpin
  • McAlpin
  • McAlpine

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Alpin Tartans

2 variations

Jeder Tartan hat Variationen, die meiste verbreitet sind Ancient, Modern, Weathered, Hunting and Dress.

About tartan variations

  • Ancient
  • Modern
  • Weathered
  • Hunting
  • Dress

Ancient Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colours typical of the Ancient tartans, mossy greens and sky blues, a more orangey red and some would say showing off the pattern to much greater effect as as the contrasts are much brighter than the Modern tartans. The pattern or sett remains the same across all variations of a single tartan, and only the shades or tones vary.

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Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Tartans were born with their stronger and bolder colours. The soft greens and blues become bottle green and navy blue, reds are scarlet.

Modern Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer colours typical of the Ancient tartans. Post 1860 chemical dyes replaced the natural animal and vegetable dyes and the Modern Tartans were born with their stronger and bolder colours. The soft greens and blues become bottle green and navy blue, reds are scarlet.

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The Modern tartans are often the more subtle combinations such as the classic Black Watch Modern

Weathered Tartan

Before 1860 fabrics were coloured using animal and vegetable dyes. This produced the softer, more earthy colours typical of the Weathered tartans, reminiscent of bolder colours subjected to wind, rain and sunshine producing beautiful faded tones, olive greens and browns, and very light blues with reds that are more pink than red.

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Some mills refer to the Weathered tartans as Muted.

Hunting Tartan

The Hunting Tartans are the camouflage tartans and some clans don't have these variations because they are already predominantly green or brown and don't need amendment to blend in with nature's colours. The Black Watch or Gunn tartans are examples of these, whereas a tartan such as the Fraser is predominantly red and would not provide much cover for men out hunting.

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One thing to remember if you are ordering your tartan to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colours are the same, there can be a slight difference in colour from one mill to the next. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check.

Dress Tartan

The Dress Tartans were designed as the name suggests for celebrations and highland dance. The sett or pattern of the tartan remains the same and the main colour is changed to white, or extra white is added to the pattern to give it a brighter, more "fancy" appearance. The Scots do like to bend the rules and occasionally instead of white thread, yellow is used and this is where the rather wild MacLeod Dress Modern and Barclay Dress Modern came from.

Helpful Advice

One thing to remember if you are ordering your tartan to match an existing kilt or accessory is that although the sett and colours are the same, there can be a slight difference in colour from one mill to the next. This is purely down to yarn dying so if you need an exact match we suggest you order a swatch to double check.

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Alpin Clan Geschichte und Herkunft

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Wie alles begann

Territories

Dunstaffnage, Argyll.

Clan Chief

The MacAlpine Clan Society takes its name from King Kenneth MacAlpin, however by 1300AD the MacAlpines had no land and today there is no Chief.

Woher stammt der Alpin Name?

The gaelic name for Clan MacAlpine is MacAilpein (meaning Son of Alpin).

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Alpin, MacAlpin & MacAlpine

In his book, "The Scottish Tartans," Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, Lord Lyon King of Arms, refers to the claim that this Royal Clan is the most ancient in the Highlands. He states that the Clan MacAlpine is Celtic and that records indicate that, for 25 generations, the Kings of Scotland were of MacAlpine lineage. The traditional home of the MacAlpines was Dunstaffnage, near Oban, Argyll.

Although, the official lands of Clan Alpin are Dunstaffnage they also have links to the Royal Palace of Forteviot and to the village of Kilmartin.

Clan Motto: Cuimhnich Bàs Ailpein (Remember the Death of Alpin).


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