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Scottish Clans

Hamilton Tartans & Clan

Benvenuto alla pagina del tartan scozzese Hamilton. Il Hamilton tartan è principalmente il color rosso, blu e bianca.

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Who Wears Hamilton 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.

  • Hammilton
  • Hamelton
  • Hameldon
  • Hamildon
  • Hamylton
  • Hambleton
  • Hamill

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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.

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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.

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Hamilton Clan Storia e Origini

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Territories

Renfrewshire

Clan Chief

The current chief is Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, a Scottish nobleman and the Premier Peer of Scotland

Cosa c'è nel nome Hamilton?

The Hamilton name comes from a town in England, brought up by a Norman named Walter Fitz-Gilbert of Hambledon, who moved to Renfrewshire.

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Hamilton Palace

James Hamilton, the 2nd Earl of Arran and Regent of Scotland when Mary Queen of Scots was a child began the building of Hamilton Palace. The main residence of the Dukes of Hamilton from 1591 to 1919, Hamilton Palace was sadly demolished in 1920 sue to subsidence caused by coal mining. Nothing remains of the former place today, apart from a stone in the playing fields that now occupy the site. Without their palace the Hamilton family moved to Dungavel House near Strathaven.

Hamilton Palace

Hamilton Palace was the Historic seat of the clan and was built in 1695 by the 3rd Duke of Hamilton. This was proudly known as the largest non-royal residence in Europe. The palace encountered excessive subsidence due to the families mines which unfortunately led to it's demolition in 1921. Today the family live in Lennoxlove House in East Lothian.

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