In 1977, Alistair Buchan designed the Holyrood plaid to celebrate the silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth — an adaptation of the Royal Stewart tartan with a navy blue base.

Reform UK’s hopes of generating a tartan tidal wave have been handed a damning verdict as a pollster has told GB News that ...

November 02, 2024 at 0:01am GMT. A new tartan has been created for an international policing organisation in advance of its next general assembly, scheduled to take place in Scotland this month.

This, they said, makes it the oldest “true tartan” specimen in Scotland. Specialists could find no similarity with any known clan tartans, which were developed in the early 19th century.

Dye analysis and radiocarbon testing suggests a fragment of tartan measuring 55-by-43 centimetres dates back the period between 1500 and 1600. It will go on display as part of the Victoria and ...

A new tartan has been created for an international policing organisation in advance of its next general assembly, scheduled to take place in Scotland this month. Interpol (the International ...

Colin Brown, managing director of Ingles Buchan which produced the tartan, said: “Tartan is woven into the fabric of our nation. It is part of Scotland’s history.