Buchanan tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Buchanan.
The Register traces this sett to W. & A. Smith of Mauchline, who recorded it in their 1850 book of clan and family tartans as the sett generally accepted as the genuine Buchanan pattern. At the time it was noted as worn by Archibald Buchanan of Catrinebank in Ayrshire.
Thread count
B18 G46 K6 B18 K6 Y40 K6 Y40 K6 B18 K6 R40 W6 R40 K6 B18 K6 G46Each letter is a colour and each number a count of threads. This sett has no pivots: it runs to the end and then repeats from the start.
Colours
- B — Blue
- G — Green
- K — Black
- Y — Yellow
- R — Red
- W — White
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 “Buchanan” — 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 Buchanan range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
