While the 1714 was a tartan connected to the Grants, it predated clan tartans and reflected a time when “you wore what you liked, what you could afford or what was available”, Mr MacDonald said.

"Any cloth or clothing from the 16th century that is not from royalty or nobility is pretty rare, and so to have this piece which predates the clan tartan mania of the 19th century, worn or used ...

The real Clan Mackenzie tartan according to the official Scottish Register of Tartans is a much brighter affair with squares of a sea blue and vibrant green intersected by thin lines of red and white.

The so-called Falkirk tartan, a scrap of cloth found in a pot containing almost 2,000 Roman coins in 1933, dates to the third century and is often hailed as Scotland’s oldest surviving tartan.

Tartan intarsia wool scarf, £646, Balenciaga at Net-a-Porter.com For the brave, there’s head-to-toe, à la Emilia Wickstead, but for those of us a little bit more shy about joining the clan ...

Still, if you have Scottish lineage and you visit Scotland, you might be tempted to search out your clan's tartan. When I visit Highland House of Fraser in Inverness later in the week, ...

The companies who sell the tartan and kilts know there is a market throughout the world, so they encourage the sale wherever they can. And people will always buy it, believing they are achieving a ...