Kennedy tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Kennedy.
A green sett with blue and black bands and fine red, mauve and yellow lines. The Register records this count as the closest to a sample woven for the 1880 Clans Originaux collection, and thinks the design was probably fifty years old by then. One published account says it was worn by the northern Kennedys of Lochaber before being taken up in Carrick.
Thread count
R6 G48 B8 K6 B6 K6 B6 K6 B8 G24 LP4 G4 LP4 G6 MY4 G4 K4 G4 MY4 G6 LP4 G4 LP4 G24 B8 K6 B6 K6 B6 K6 B8 G48Each 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
- R — Red
- G — Green
- B — Blue
- K — Black
- LP — Mauve
- MY — M 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 “Kennedy” — 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 Kennedy range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
