Cunningham tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Cunningham.
This is the principal Cunningham tartan, first published in the Vestiarium Scoticum in 1842. Early versions used dark blue guard lines either side of the white, which had become black by the time the sett was recorded in tartan books of 1906 and 1976.
Thread count
K/6 R2 K60 R56 K2 R2 W/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
- K — Black
- 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 “Cunningham” — 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 Cunningham range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
