Armstrong tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Armstrong.
The only Armstrong clan tartan in the Register, a green, black and blue sett with a red line. It was first described in the Vestiarium Scoticum of 1842. The Register also notes that the first Armstrong gathering in 400 years was held at Tourneyholm in Liddesdale in 1979.
Thread count
G/4 K2 G60 K24 B4 K2 B2 K2 B24 R/6Each letter is a colour and each number a count of threads. The slashes mark the pivots: the pattern runs to the end, then reverses back on itself.
Colours
- G — Green
- K — Black
- B — Blue
- R — Red
Shades follow the Register's palette for this entry. Woven cloth varies by mill and by colourway.
Get the kilt
When you order a kilt, ask for the tartan by its full name — for example “Armstrong” — and say which colourway you want. “Modern” is dark and strong, “ancient” is lighter, “weathered” is muted. The sett is the same in each.
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Wear the colours
Our own Armstrong range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.