Urquhart tartan
Clan tartan of Clan Urquhart.
The threadcount was set down in the Lyon Court Books in 1991 by Kenneth Urquhart of Urquhart, then chief of the clan. The earliest known sample of the pattern survives in the Cockburn Collection, put together in Glasgow's Mitchell Library between 1810 and 1815, which places this sett in use well before most registered clan tartans.
Thread count
K/4 G18 K12 B2 K2 B2 K2 B12 R/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
- K — Black
- G — Green
- B — Dark 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 “Urquhart” — 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 Urquhart range is on its way: the name, the tartan and the motto on a heavyweight tee, a hoodie and a mug. About the shop.
