Tartan is one of the most recognisable and iconic patterns in the world, deeply rooted in Scottish heritage. Originally ...

Lord Strathspey, Michael Grant of Grant, the 34th chief of Clan Grant, asked Mr MacDonald to investigate the tartan worn in the 1714 portraits of William Cumming, the Laird’s Piper, and Alister ...

It was tartan — Macdonald tartan, to be precise ... Plus, I think the print naturally evokes a sense of belonging to a clan, family or crew.” But where did he plunder his tartan from?

Made from centuries of history and family lineage, the striped fabric, or tartan, tells the story of Scots past, and each pattern is given a name for the clan ... Peter MacDonald, head of research ...

“a color that Gaels considered a status symbol,” MacDonald says it can’t be definitively attributed to an individual clan. “To be able to exhibit the Glen Affric tartan is immensely ...

The clan's chief was granted the title of Earl of Argyll, later becoming the Duke of Argyll. Crest: A bull's head ... was a famous chief of Clan Donald. With origins believed to stretch back ...

Archaeologists in Scotland have discovered a rare pot of coins in the fireplace of Alasdair "Maclain" MacDonald, the massacred chief of the MacDonald clan ... Oldest Scottish tartan ever found ...

Today, the responsibilities are as limited as the bragging rights which the title brings, along with a coat of arms, a mottoPer marre per terras(By land and sea), and a personal tartan.

These days, clan chiefs get little more than a coat of arms, a motto and a personal tartan for kilts, although the title does carry considerable prestige. But that didn’t stop Ranald MacDonald ...

A Scottish tartan historian is on the hunt for old blankets, kilts or pieces of fabric that are key to unlocking history. Peter Eslea MacDonald has a passion for handwoven, checkered fabrics, and he ...