HIGHLAND GRANITE (MAUVE) Choose:By the metre after a plaid allegedly left

after a plaid allegedly left by Prince Charles Edward Stuart at Fingask in Perthshire in 1746 (William Wilsons of Bannockburn' 1819 Key Pattern Book no

HELMSDALE HERRINGBONE TWEED

Gow's father was a 'plaid weaver' (Sutton/Carr)

The tartan is widely available today but no details of its origin can be found

There is also a Dunbar district tartan (#1236

HIGHLAND GRANITE (MAUVE) Choose:By the metre after a plaid allegedly leftThe colours reflect the imposing scenery when journeying north from Perth to Inverness or through to Royal Deeside, granite being the predominant composition of the surrounding unique hills & mountains. This tartan is for those wishing to embrace the growing popularity of the kilt who may either have no strong clan tartan connection, or who wish to wear a tartan different from their own.