Clan Names & Tartans
Campbell: Name and Tartans
Campbell: Clan and Tartan If not perhaps the most popular highland clan, the Campbells are undoubtably one of the most successful. Certainly none has none has been more…
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Clan Names & Tartans
MacDonald: Name and Tartans
MacDonald: Clan and Tartan Clan Names Donald, MacDonald, MacDonnell and Donaldson are all surnames related to the great Clan Donald. MacDonald (or Mhic Domhnall), is a Gaelic patronymic…
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Clan Names & Tartans
MacKenzie Name and Tartans
The MacKenzie Family Tartan and the Scottish Clan MacKenzie The MacKenzie tartan is that of the Seaforth Highlanders, the regiment raised by the restored Earl of Seaforth in 1778.…
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Clan Names & Tartans
MacKenzie: Name and Tartans
The Scots Barclay Clan originated in the 11th century and was primarily located in the lands of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire. Their name was originally de Berkeley and came…
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Clan Names & Tartans
Anderson: Name and Tartans
The Anderson Name and Origins of Clan Anderson Anderson, and its Gaelic equivalent, MacAndrew, have complex origins. The family is a member of the Ross clan, which, in…
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Barclay: Name and Tartans
The Scots Barclay Clan originated in the 11th century and was primarily located in the lands of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire. Their name was originally de Berkeley and came…
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Clan Names & Tartans
Irish Tartan and the Irish Kilt
The use of tartan in Ireland is fairly recent, dating only from the 1990s. Before then, and unlike Scotland, there was no history of wearing of tartan or…
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Scottish Highland Wear
What Kilt Can I Wear?
What kilt can you wear? What kilt should you wear? Well, the short answer to those questions is that you can wear any kilt you want. If you’re thinking…
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Scottish Highland Wear
What Is A Sporran?
A sporran is the leather pouch that hangs on the front of your kilt and held in place by a belt and chain. It’s an important part of…
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