tartan and plaid (tartan's less symmetrical cousin) have oscillated between association with royalty and status, and with ...

Tartan is a type of cloth that has crossing horizontal and vertical stripes in multiple colors, forming rectangular patterns.

The Act of Proscription was drawn up as part of a crackdown on clans that had backed ... secured was a contract to supply tartan for kilts for soldiers in Scottish regiments.

Fort George was constructed after 1746's Battle of Culloden, when Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite forces were defeated ...

There are many different tartan designs representing different clans and names; there is a pattern for most Scottish names as well as my own. Red, green, blue and yellow tartans are the most common.

If you guessed Scotland, you’re right, and all three were out in force at the 152nd Waipu Highland Games. Around 5000 patrons ...

Tourism experts report a surge in German visitors to Scotland, with some attributing this trend to the friendships forged by the Tartan Army during their time overseas. An estimated 200,000 ...

This resource is suitable for Castles topics for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 (First and Second Level Curriculum for Excellence). NARRATOR For 650 years, from 1100 to 1746, powerful families called ...

Dozens of Scottish clans dressed in colorful tartans parade through the streets of Old Town, joined by pipe and drum bands, as well as terriers and hounds, community groups and more. View the mile ...

To celebrate that heritage, every year, Old Town hosts a parade of dozens of Scottish clans dressed in their tartans and joined by pipe and drum bands as well as terriers and hounds. The parade ...

A fortress originally built to supress Highland clans and enforce rules preventing clansmen from wearing tartan could become a hub for production of Scotland's famous cloth. Fort George was ...