Sutherland of Duffus tartan
Other sett of Clan Sutherland.
The earliest of the Sutherland tartans on record, this sett survives through a portrait of Kenneth, 3rd Lord Duffus, whose family was a cadet branch of the Sutherland earls, and may have been worn before the mid-eighteenth-century ban on Highland dress.
Thread count
Y6 LT28 Y6 LT28 K6 LT28 K6 LT28 SB6 R44 SB6 LT28 K6 LT28 K6 LT28 Y6 LT28Each 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
- Y — Yellow
- LT — Light Brown
- K — Black
- SB — Sky Blue
- R — Red
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 “Sutherland of Duffus” — 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 Sutherland range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
