Boyd tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Boyd.
This is Clan Boyd's only tartan recorded in the Scottish Register of Tartans. It was designed in 1956 by Jamie Scarlett for the then Lord Kilmarnock, combining elements of the Hay-Leith and Hunting Stewart setts to reflect the Boyd chiefly line's descent from both the Hay Earls of Erroll and the Stewarts.
Thread count
W/10 K8 R8 G10 R76 K20 RB4 K4 RB4 K4 G44 Y/10Each 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
- W — White
- K — Black
- R — Basic Red
- G — Green
- RB — Balmoral
- Y — Yellow
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 “Boyd” — 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 Boyd range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.