Sutherland tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Sutherland.
This is the sett recorded for the name in the Vestiarium Scoticum of 1829. The tartan historian Jamie Scarlett observed that its underlying structure is close to that of the Black Watch tartan, with red and white lines laid over it to mark it out as distinctly Sutherland.
Thread count
G12 WW4 G48 K24 B6 K4 B4 K4 B24 R2 B2 R6 B2 R2 B24 K4 B4 K4 B6 K24 G48 WW4Each 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
- G — Green
- WW — Wilson White
- K — Black
- B — 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” — 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.
