List of tartans

This is a list of tartans from around the world. The examples shown below are generally emblematic of a particular association. However, for each clan or family, there are often numerous other official or unofficial variations. There are also innumerable tartan designs that are not affiliated with any group, but were simply created for aesthetic reasons.

Image Association Origin Country Notes
Clan Stuart Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Duke of Rothesay Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Stuart Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum. This is a "Royal Stewart tartan" of the House of Stuart. It is worn by the regimental pipers of the Scots Guards. It was referred to by King George V of the United Kingdom as "my personal tartan".
Clan Donald Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacDonald of Clan Ranald Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacGregor Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacDuff Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Macpherson Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Grant Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Munro Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacLeod Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Campbell Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Sutherland Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Cameron Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacNeil Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum, but not recognized by the current chief as a clan tartan.
Clan MacNeil
(Macneil of Barra)		 Highland clans Scotland One of two official tartans of the Clan Macneil.
Clan MacNeil
(Macneil of Colonsay)		 Highland clans Scotland One of two official tartans of the Clan Macneil.
Clan MacFarlane Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacLachlan Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacLean Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Mackenzie Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Fraser Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Menzies Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Chisholm Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Buchanan Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Lamont Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacDougall Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacIntyre Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Robertson Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Macnab Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Mackinnon Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Mackintosh Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Farquharson Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum and based on the Black Watch tartan.
Clan Gunn Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacArthur Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacKay Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan MacQuarrie Highlands Scotland
Clan Macqueen Highland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum with the caption "Makqwhenis, fowr stryppis red vpon ane blak fylde, and throuchout ye mydward of ye blak sett, ane zello spraing."
Clan Muir Highlands Scotland California State tartan, seen below, is based upon this pattern.
Clan MacTavish Highlands Scotland
Clan Murray Highlands Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Bruce Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Douglas Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Crawford Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Ruthven Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Montgomery Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Hamilton Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Wemyss Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Comyn Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Sinclair Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Dunbar Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Leslie Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Lauder Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Cunningham Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Lindsay Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Hay Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Dundas Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Ogilvy Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Oliphant Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Seton Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Ramsay Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Erskine Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Wallace Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum, this pattern dates back to 1842. It is also known as "Wallace Dress" or "Wallace Red", and is used on the 3M brand Scotch tape.
Clan Brodie Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Barclay Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Urquhart Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Rose Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Colquhoun Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Drummond Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Forbes Lowland clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Scott Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Armstrong Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Gordon Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Cranstoun Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Graham Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Maxwell Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Home Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Johnstone Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Clan Kerr Border clans Scotland Listed in the Vestiarium Scoticum
Oliver (surname) Border area Scotland
Clan MacNeacail Isle of Skye Scotland Called MacNicol or Nicolson tartan
Park family Scotland
Clan Macqueen Scotland Image shows both MacQueen tartan setts. The black-red-yellow is better known while the blue-red-yellow is considered to be an "artifact variant".
William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton Scotland
Royal Stewart Lowland Clans Scotland Known as the "Royal Stewart Tartan", it is the best known tartan of the royal House of Stewart, and is one of the most recognizable tartans.
Culture of Cornwall Cornwall England See also: Cornish kilts and tartans
Burberry Company design England Created in the 1920s, this pattern is known as the "Burberry check". It was originally used as a lining in the company's trench coats.
U.S. State tartan Arizona United States
U.S. State tartan Arkansas United States Known as "Arkansas Traveler Tartan", it was recognized as an official state tartan of Arkansas in 2001. The green represents the forests and trees of the Ozark Mountains, a settlement location of Scottish immigrants. The blue represents the water bodies. The yellow represents the sunshine, and the red for the strong beautiful lakes, rivers, and streams; yellow for the bright rays of sunshine during the spring and summer seasons; red for the colour of blood, representing strong family ties to Scotland.
U.S. State tartan California United States
U.S. State tartan Colorado United States
U.S. State tartan Georgia United States
U.S. State tartan Hawaii United States
U.S. State tartan Nevada United States
U.S. State tartan New Mexico United States
U.S. State tartan Oklahoma United States
U.S. State tartan Oregon United States
U.S. State tartan New Hampshire United States
U.S. State tartan Florida United States
U.S. State tartan Texas United States
U.S. State tartan Washington United States
Regional tartans of Canada Alberta Canada
Regional tartans of Canada Cape Breton Island Canada
Regional tartans of Canada Manitoba Canada
Regional tartans of Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Regional tartans of Canada Nova Scotia Canada
Regional tartans of Canada Northwest Territories Canada
Regional tartans of Canada Saskatchewan Canada
Regional tartans of Canada National Canada
U.S. Air Force Pipe Band Strathmore Woollen Company United States Extensive description
Black Watch Scotland Used by:
West Virginia University United States Used by:

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