Tartan, the instantly recognizable Scottish plaid, is far more than just a pattern; it’s a rich historical narrative woven ...

TARTAN has been worn in parts of Scotland for hundreds of years and is one of our biggest cultural exports. There are currently thousands of these patterns around the globe with many of them being ...

As a Scot, the summer of 2009 was quite hectic for me. I had just passed my Viva [oral exam] at the University of Glasgow and had been informed of my impending summer PhD graduation. I was also an ...

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Textile designers and tartan experts have banded together to recreate the oldest piece of Scottish tartan for modern production, allowing fans of the famed plaid to wear a piece of history. Using ...

Tartan comes in many forms, from the traditional clan designs to Irn-Bru, American and even Edinburgh Zoo Panda variations. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

John McLeish, left, and Peter MacDonald, right, of the Scottish Tartans Authority, examine the Glen Affric tartan — Scotland's oldest-known true tartan — with James Wylie, a curator at the Victoria ...

The annual celebration of Scottish heritage will reach its 25th anniversary in New York City this year, but if you’re ‘kilt-y’ of charge of not knowing about Tartan Week then here’s what you should ...

It's one of the signatures of the show, linking the cast of Scottish characters to their original timeline and lives in Scotland. But how true to real life are the tartans used by the clansmen and ...