Scottish Clans
Watson Tartans & Clan
Bienvenu à la page d'accueil du tartan écossais Watson. Vert, bleu clair, noir et jaune sont les couleurs dominantes de ce tartan écossais.
Qui port le Watson 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.
- Walter
- Walters
- Waters
- Wattie
- MacWatt
- Watts
- Watkins
- Watkinson
- Walterson
WatsonTartans
2variationsLes 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.
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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.
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
Watson Clan Histoire & Origines
DÉCOUVRIR L'HISTOIRE DE CLAN WATSON
L'Écosse ne manque pas d'histoires à raconter
Territories
Lowlands
Clan Chief
Clan Watson is an armigerous clan which means that the clan, family or name is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon, but does not currently have a chief recognised by the Lyon Court.
D'où vient le nom Watson?
Son of Walter, coming from Watt and Wat. This is actually what links this Clan to Clan Buchanan, as the name Watt is a sept of Clan Buchanan.
Aithernie Castle
Aithernie Castle was once a grand house dating back to the 17th Century. It was founded by a William Riggs but in 1670 a James Watson bought the house and lands. However, by the 19th Century no one occupied the house and it began to decay. All that stands today is a small portion of one of the walls and some rubble.Walter
Walter was originally a Germanic forename derived from "walt" (meaning "rule") and "heri" (meaning "army"). Of the various forms of the name, Watson is found the most frequently and it is the 20th most common name in Scotland. The Watsons have a coat of arms recognised by the Lord Lyon.
Clan Motto: Inspirata Floruit (It Has Flourished Beyond Expectation)
