Edinburgh’s Royal Mile – Tartan

Residents of Edinburgh have long been embarrassed by the ‘Tartan Tat’ and souvenir shops which line the otherwise impressive Royal Mile – the High Street in the Old Town, as opposed to the New Town, of Edinburgh.  It was reported yesterday in The Scotsman that the city fathers are going to take steps to smarten [...]

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What to wear for The Gathering

Coming from the USA one of our guests asked what to wear for the Clan Parade at the Clan Gathering in the summer, when all attendees will march up the Royal Mile behind their Clan Chief. In this case the lady and her mother are going to wear a sash in their Clan tartan – the Fraser [...]

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Peter – in the kilt

A friend sent this photo of Peter and I thought it quite good.  There are shadows which suggest sun – great! He is wearing the Sutherland tartan as ‘Gray’ is a sept of the Sutherland Clan. – from the north of Scotland.

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Design your own tartan

Not every Scottish name has it’s own tartan. A disappointing fact for some people. However most names can find some affiliation with another, or a larger Clan of which they are a Sept and as such can authentically wear the tartan. My own surname was Forbes and my mother’s was Buchanan, both Clans with tartans. [...]

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