Ogilvy tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Ogilvy.
This intricate sett is taken from a documented sample in a historic tartan collection. The Scottish Register records this pattern, usually called Ogilvy of Airlie, as the most usual form of the Ogilvy or Ogilvie tartan, a distinct design from the separate Drummond or Ogilvie sett that marks a nineteenth-century marriage between the two families.
Thread count
B/4 MY4 B4 MY4 N12 MY4 K4 R4 K4 R4 K4 R4 K4 MY8 N12 MY8 K6 R12 LN4 R12 LN4 R12 K6 MY4 N12 LN4 N12 MY4 B4 R4 K4 R24 LN4 B/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
- B — Blue
- MY — M Yellow
- N — Grey
- K — Black
- R — Red
- LN — Light Gray
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 “Ogilvy” — 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 Ogilvy range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
