Scottish Clans
Kerr Tartans & Clan
Bienvenidos el Kerr página de tartán Escocesa. Naranjo rojo, verde y negro son los colores principales en este tartán Escocesa.
Productos disponibles en el Kerr 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 Kerr 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.
- Carr
- Carre
- Cessford
- Ker
Kerr Tartans
11 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.
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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.
Desde el principio
Kerr Clan Historia y Orígenes
Explorar la historia de Clan Kerr
Cómo empezó todo
Territories
Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders
Clan Chief
The current chief is Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian
Que hay en el nombre Kerr?
The name Kerr derives from the Norse Kjrr which meant marsh or swamp dweller
Ferniehirst Castle
Ferniehirst Castle was built in 1470 and is the historic seat of Clan Kerr. The castle is located in the Scottish Borders just a mile outside of the town of Jedburgh and was originally built by the Kerr family. The Kerr family resided there until 1523 when the English attacked the castle and took it for themselves, the Kerr family managed to reclaim the castle in 1549 with the help of the French but the English attacked again in 1570 and again occupied the castle. The Castle was eventually demolished in 1593 under the command of King James VI as punishments for crimes towards the crown, however it was re-built in 1598 by Sir Andrew Kerr. The Kerr family resided here until around the 17th and 18th Centuries when the castle fell to ruins and was no longer liveable. The Castle was unoccupied until the 20th Century, when it was finally restored in 1986 and opened to the public to hire out for events."The deadliest foes"
James Hogg wrote: "But the Kerrs were aye the deadliest foes,That e’er to Englishmen were known,For they were all bred left handed men, And fence[defence] against them there was none."
Clan Motto: Sero Sed Serio (Late But in Earnest)
