Scottish Clans
Scott Tartans & Clan
Bienvenidos el Scott página de tartán Escocesa. Azul claro, verde, naranja y amarillo son los colores principales en este tartán Escocesa.
Who Wears Scott 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.
- Buccleuch
- Geddes
- Laidlaw
- Langlands
- Napier
- Scot
- Scotte
- Scotten
- Schott
- Scoth
- Scutt
- Scotus
- Balwearie
Scott Tartans
17 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
Scott Clan Historia y Orígenes
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Territories
Fife and the Borders. The historic seat of the clan was Dalkeith Palacce, the current seat being Bowhill House.
Clan Chief
The current chief is Richard Walter John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch 12th Duke of Queensberry.
Que hay en el nombre Scott?
The name Scott is unsurprisingly of Scottish Origin. The first record of the name is chtredus filius Scoti who is mentioned in the charter recording the foundation of Holyrood Abbey and Selkirk in 1120.
Dalkeith Palace
Dalkeith Palace is the historic seat of Clan Scott. It is located in Dalkeith, just outside of Edinburgh and the house that stands today was built in 1702. However, before the palace was built a medieval castle stood in its place, the castle was built in the 12th Century for Clan Graham but was passed over to Clan Douglas in the 14th Century. The Scott family purchased the castle from the Douglas family in 1642. After Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch and Duke of Monmouth was executed for treason his widow commissioned James Smith to re-design the castle into the Palace we know it as today.Notable Scotts
Many Scotts have gained fame for their eccentricity as well as their genius. The most famous Scott is Sir Walter Scott - the 19th century writer who is more or less responsible for Scotland's modern image, Michael Scot - a scholar of the middle ages often credited with wizardry and occult practices, David Scott - a noted Scottish painter of the first half of the 19th century and finally Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit - a leading literary figure of the 17th century.
Clan Motto: Amo (I Love)
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