Leslie Hunting tartan
Hunting tartan of Clan Leslie.
An older, quieter green-and-blue sett, said to have been worn by George Leslie, 14th Earl of Rothes, who died in 1841. Nineteenth-century tartan writers Smibert and Smith recorded it around 1850.
Thread count
R/4 DB32 K32 W4 G32 K/4Each 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
- DB — Dark Blue
- K — Black
- W — White
- G — 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 “Leslie Hunting” — 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 Leslie range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
