Scottish Clans
Sutherland Tartans & Clan
Bienvenu à la page d'accueil du tartan écossais Sutherland. Vert, bleu foncé, rouge et blanc sont les couleurs dominantes de ce tartan écossais.
Who Wears Sutherland 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.
- Chiene
- Cheyne
- Clyne
- Duffes
- Duffus
- Federith
- Gray
- Keith
- Mouat
- Mowatt
- Murray
- Oliphant
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:
- Byron Regiment (Australia)
Sutherland Tartans
6 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.
Dès le début
Sutherland Clan Histoire & Origines
DÉCOUVRIR L'HISTOIRE DE CLAN SUTHERLAND
L'Écosse ne manque pas d'histoires à raconter
Territories
Unsurprisingly the Clan's lands are in Sutherland in the Highlands.
Clan Chief
The current Chief is Alistair Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland. He succeeded Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland. Elizabeth was a Scottish noblewoman, and inherited the Chiefship from her uncle, who was made her legal guardian after her parents died when she was a little girl. In order to succeed her uncle as Chief she had to drop the double barrels in her family name.
D'où vient le nom Sutherland?
The name was derived from Old Norse suðr or "south" land, due to the area being south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
Dunrobin Castle
Dunrobin Castle is the historic seat of Clan Sutherland, and is located in Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It is unknown the exact date that the castle was built, but it is known that it was before the 16th Century, as in 1518 the Castle was captured by Alexander Sutherland. The Castle has been open to the public since 1973.Plant Badge
Clan Sutherland's Plant Badge is Cotton Sedge.
Clan Motto: Sans Peur (Without Fear)
