Clan Primary Image Burnett

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Burnett Tartans & Clan

Bienvenidos el Burnett Modern página de tartán Escocesa. Rojo verde y amarillo los colores principales en este tartán Escocesa.

Clan Motto Virescit Vulnere Virtus (Courage Flourishes at a Wound)

Who Wears Burnett Tartan? - Associated Names

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.

  • Birnett
  • Birnet
  • Blackhall
  • Bornat
  • Bornet
  • Burnaitt
  • Burnap
  • Burnat
  • Burnett
  • Burnate
  • MacBurnet

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Burnett Tartans

3 variations

Each tartan can have multiple variations, the most common of which are 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.

Clan Origin Primary Image Burnett

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Burnett Clan Historia y Orígenes

Clan Origin History Image Burnett

Explorar la historia Clan Burnett

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Territories

Crathes Castle is the historical seat of the Burnetts, and is part of the Leys Estate.

Clan Chief

Clan Burnett 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.

Que hay en el nombre Burnett?

It is much debated whether the name Burnett evolved from Burnard or Bernard or whether it was an individual surname in its own right.

Kemnay House Clan Burnett

Home to the Burnett family for over 300 years

If you have been lucky enough to attend one of the Burnett Gatherings over the years you may well have visited Kemnay House. Characterised by beautiful twisting turretts this fine example of Scottish architecture is full of historical information and artefacts gathered by the Burnett's and private tours can be arranged. The estate itself is testament to a tree loving Burnett, George, who planted quite a collection in the 18th century.

Burnards (the name later evolved to Burnett) were given the large barony of Farningdoun / Farnington in Roxburghshire, not far from the ScotlandShop HQ, under a new system of land-holding instigated by King David I, and in this area the name evolved to Burnet with the family associated with the lands of Burnetland and Barns.

Clan Motto: Virescit Vulnere Virtus (Courage Flourishes at a Wound)

Clan Origin Location Image Burnett

Crathes Castle

Crathes Castle is a classic Scottish tower house, built in the 16th century by Alexander Burnett and characterised by an intricate maze of turrets, towers, oak panels and painted ceilings. The Castle has been run by the National Trust for Scotland since 1952 and is open to visitors, however the Burnett family roots in this area date back to 1323 when they were gifted nearby lands by Robert the Bruce for their support during the Scottish wars of independence. The famous Horn of Leys still belongs to the Burnett family and is on display at the Castle.

The Burnett family is an illustrious Scottish family, with history going back to before the Norman Conquest, an ancient coat-of-arms and a record of many distinguished members in the church, in letters, in the law and in the military. The Coat of Arms of the Burnetts of Leys contains a Hunting Horn and three Holly Leaves.


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