Scottish Clans
Keith Tartans & Clan
Bienvenidos el Keith página de tartán Escocesa. Verde, azul claro y negro son los colores principales en este tartán Escocesa.
Productos disponibles en el Keith Tartan variedad de varios pesos de lana cojines de tartán y mantas. En nuestra ropa de tartan y accesorios hacemos todo Trajes de Tartán, Pantalón y Chalecos tambien para señoras faldas escocesas Mini, Faldas y Chaquetas. Para todo tenemos bufandas, corbatas y Zapatos de Tartán y Botas. Una lista de todo niestro productos puede ser encontrado abajo. Hacemos muchos “hecho a la medida” artículos si usted no puede encontrar lo que usted busca por favor pregunte.
Who Wears Keith 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.
- Austen
- Austin
- Cate
- Cates
- Dickson
- Dixon
- Dixson
- Falconer
- Faulkner
- Harvey
- Hackston
- Haxton
- Hervey
- Hurrie
- Hurry
- Hurry
- Keech
- Keeth
- Keyth
- Kite
- Laird
- Lumgair
- MacKeith
- Marshall
- Ouston
- Urie
- Urry
- Dickison
Keith Tartans
2 variationsEach 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.
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.
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.
Desde el principio
Keith Clan Historia y Orígenes
Explorar la historia de Clan Keith
Cómo empezó todo
Territories
Keith in East Lothian
Clan Chief
The current chief is James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore
Que hay en el nombre Keith?
The name Keith derives from the Middle High German kīt, a word meaning sprout or offspring
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is located only a short drive away from Aberdeen in the North of Scotland and is the historic seat of Clan Keith. The Castle sits upon a cliff on the edge of the North Sea and it was occupied by the Keith family since 1392 when they swapped their lands of Struthers with Clan Lindsay for Dunnottar. Once the Keiths held the lands of Dunnottar they completed the construction of the buildings, including the Tower House which the ruins of can still be seen today. The Keith family held the Castle until the 18th Century, when George Keith fought with the Jacobites and his Castle was forfeited to the crown. The Castle has been at the forefront of many significant moments in Scottish History, including the death of Donald, King of Scots in 900 and at one point it was home to the Honours of Scotland (Crown Jewels of Scotland). The Castle was taken over in 1919 when it was restored and opened for public viewing.
Animal Badge
Clan Keith's animal is a Badger
Clan Motto: Veritas Vincit (Truth Conquers)
