Lindsay tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Lindsay.
This sett was published in 1842 in the Vestiarium Scoticum, a book presented as a record of ancient clan tartans but long since discredited as a Victorian invention rather than genuine history. We can't call this pattern ancient or authenticated; it belongs to that mid-19th-century wave of tartan-naming, alongside many other Border clan setts. It is closely related to the Stewart of Atholl sett, with dark blue standing in for black.
Thread count
DR/6 B4 DR48 B16 G4 B4 G4 B4 G/40Each 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
- DR — Dark Red
- B — Blue
- 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 “Lindsay” — 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 Lindsay range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
