Scottish Clans
Cameron Tartans & Clan
Bienvenu à la page d'accueil du tartan ecossais Cameron Clan. Rouge, noir et jaune sont les couleurs dominantes de ce tartan écossais.
Who Wears Cameron 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.
- Chambers
- Chalmers
- Clark
- Clarke
- Clarkson
- Cleary
- Clerk
- Dowie
- Gibbon
- Grimesey
- Kennedy
- Krywonis
- Leary
- Lokcick
- Lonbie
- Lonie
- MacAldowie
- MacAlonie
- MacChlerich
- MacChlery
- MacClair
- MacClerie
- MacElhaney
- MacGillery
- MacGillonie
- MacIldowie
- MacKail
- MacKell
- MacLear
- MacLeary
- MacLerie
- MacMartin
- MacOnie
- MacOstrich
- MacOurlic
- MacPhail
- MacSorley
- MacUlric
- MacUlrig
- MacVail
- MacWalrick
- Martin
- Paul
- Sorley
- Sorlie
- Taylor
Associated Regiments
Over the last 300 years, tartans have been a part of official dress for some of the most famous regiments throughout the military world! Their respective regimental tartans became undisputedly tied to the very core identity of the soldiers who wear it. Explore the associated regiments below:
- Highlanders
- Merchiston Castle School
- Queen's Own Highlanders
- New York Highland Regiment, 79th
- Prince Alfred's Guard 1874 (SA)
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- Cameron Highlanders 79th of Foot
Cameron Tartans
16 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
- 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
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.
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 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.
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Cameron Clan Histoire & Origines
Découvrir l'histoire de Clan Cameron
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Territories
A manuscript of the clan says that it is old tradition that the Cameron's were originally descended from the son of the royal family of Denmark who assisted the restoration of King Fergus II of Scotland.
Clan Chief
The current chief is Donald Angus Cameron of Lochiel
D'où vient le nom Cameron?
Crooked Nose. Cam meaning wry or crooked and Shron meaning Nose.
Achnacarry
First built between Loch Lochy and Loch Arkaig in the Scottish Highlands in 1655 the original Achnacarry Castle was burnt to the ground during the Jacobite Uprising of 1745. The Camerons did not regain it until 1784 and in 1802, the 22nd Chief Donald Cameron rebuilt the new Achnacarry as a Scottish baronial style home using the architect James Gillespie.One of the British army’s more famous historic regiments, the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders were first brought into being with the onset of the revolutionary wars in France. The regiment was raised by Sir Alan Cameron of Erracht.
Clan Motto: Aonaibh Ri Chéile (Let Us Unite)
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