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Scottish Clans

Grant Tartans & Clan

Benvenuto alla pagina del tartan scozzese Grant. Il Grant tartan è principalmente il color arancione, verde e nero.

Clan Motto Stand Fast

Who Wears Grant 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.

  • Allan
  • Allen
  • Bisset
  • Bissett
  • Bowie
  • Buie
  • Gilroy
  • MacAllan
  • McGilroy
  • MacGilroy
  • McIlroy
  • MacIlroy
  • MacKerran
  • McKiaran
  • MacKiaran
  • McKessock
  • MacKessock
  • Pratt
  • Suttie

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:

  • Black Watch

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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.

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Dall’inizio

Grant Clan Storia e Origini

Sir James Patrick Trevor Grant of Grant

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Territories

Strathspey, Glen Urquhart, Glen Moriston and Loch Ness

Clan Chief

The current chief is James Patrick Trevor Grant of Grant, 6th Baron Strathspey

Cosa c'è nel nome Grant?

One possible origin of the name Grant is from the Anglo-Norman nickname "graund" tall or "graunt" large.

Castles Manor Houses Castle Grant Pic 1

Castle Grant

This is the historic seat of Clan Grant and it is located in Grantown-On-Spey. It was originally called Freuchie Castle but in 1694 the name was changed to Castle Grant. The Castle has been in the hands of Clan Grant since the 15th Century, but was originally owned by Clan Comyn.

Clan Grant was one of the few clans not to be affected by the Highland Clearances.

Clan Motto: Stand Fast.


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