Scottish Clans
Munro Tartans & Clan
Qui port le Munro tartan? - Noms associés
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.
- Dingwall
- Foulis
- Fowlis
- Keddie
- Kiddie
- Macadie
- MacCulloch
- MacEddie
- MacKeddie
- MacLullich
- Monro
- Monroe
- Vass
- Wass
- Munroe
Les régiments associés
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:
- Black Watch
MunroTartans
7variationsLes couleurs d'un tartan peuvent être rendues suivant des nuances variées, ce qui conduit à des variations possibles dans le rendu d'un même tartan. qualifiées de ancien, modernes, weathered, hunting et dress.
Pour expliquer les variations de tartan
- 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.
Quelques constats
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.
Quelques constats
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.
Quelques constats
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.
Quelques constats
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.
Quelques constats
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
Munro Clan Histoire & Origines
Découvrir l'histoire de Clan Munro
L'Écosse ne manque pas d'histoires à raconter
Territories
In the Easter-Ross district of the Highlands
Clan Chief
The current chief is Hector W. Munro of Foulis
D'où vient le nom Munro?
Munro comes from the Gaelic Rothach, Roich, or Mac an Rothaich, which means Ro - Man or Man from Ro.
Foulis Castle
Foulis Castle is located just outside or Evanton in the North of Scotland and is the historic seat of Clan Munro. Clan Munro have held Foulis Castle since at least the 12th Century, however it is believed they may have held it even earlier as this is as far back as the records go for Foulis Castle. The first building constucted on the grounds dates back to the 11th Century and at this time it was known as the tower of Foulis. The Castle stood stong until the Jacobite Rising of 1745, when it was attacked, sacked and burned down by the jacobites. The Chief of Clan Munro at this time re-built the castle shorly after this, but had it designed in a Georgian style mansion rather than a defensive style fort. This version of Foulis Castle still stands today and is where the current Chief of Munro resides.Plant Badge
Clan Munro's Plant Badge is Common club moss.
Clan Motto: Dread God
