Scrymgeour tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Scrymgeour.
The Register says Trudi Mann designed this sett in 1971, with D.C. Stewart checking it, after a Scrymgeour wore a checked blouse at that year's Gathering of the Clans and her father asked for a tartan in its colours. It was shown at a Scrymgeour gathering at Dudhope Castle and later adopted. Sources differ on when: one note says many clan society members were wearing it by 1977.
Thread count
R90 K6 MY12 WG18 R12 K6 MY90 K6 R12 WG18 MY12 K6Each 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
- K — Black
- MY — M Yellow
- WG — Wthrd 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 “Scrymgeour” — 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 Scrymgeour range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.