Erskine tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Erskine.
This is the only Erskine tartan recorded in the Clan/Family category of the Scottish Register of Tartans, so it stands alone here rather than being padded out with the register's oddly named Erskine variants. It first appeared in print in the Vestiarium Scoticum of 1842, the romantic and much-disputed account of Highland dress produced by the Sobieski Stuart brothers. The related Cunningham tartan, published in the same book, uses the same layout with a white stripe added between the narrow green lines. The design was reprinted in 1880 in the Clans Originaux, where it was labelled Erskine Green.
Thread count
R/8 AG2 R56 AG48 R2 AG/12Each 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
- R — Red
- AG — Anc Green
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 “Erskine” — 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 Erskine range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.