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Middleton Tartans & Clan

There are various lands named Middleton in Scotland, but it is believed that the family took its name from lands so called near Laurencekirk in Kincardineshire. The lands were confirmed by a charter of William the Lion.
Clan Motto Fortis in Arduis (Brave in Difficulty)

Wer trägt den Middleton-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.

  • Midilton
  • Middeltone
  • Middeltune
  • Mideltuna

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Middleton 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.

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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.

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Territories

There are various lands named Middleton in Scotland, but it is believed that the family took its name from lands so called near Laurencekirk in Kincardineshire.

Clan Chief

Clan Middleton is an armigerous clan which means that the clan, family or name is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon, but does not currently have a chief recognised by the Lyon Court.

Woher stammt der Middleton name?

Middleton is a place near Laurencekirk in Kincardineshire.

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Fettercairn House

Fettercairn House is located in the small village of Fettercairn in Aberdeenshire and is the historic seat of Clan Middleton. There was originally a castle on the grounds but in 1666 this was replaced with a grand house, which was then known as Middleton House and is now known as Fettercairn House. This was the seat of the family from the 12th Century, until they lost the castle during the Jacobite risings of 1715 for supporting the Jacobites. The house then passed between many different families and today it is owned by the Forbes family.

Kate Middleton

The name Middleton was pushed into the spotlight after Kate Middleton married Prince William, the future King and became the Duchess of Cambridge.

Clan Motto: Fortis in Arduis (Brave in Difficulty)


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