STUART OF BUTE [HUNTING] (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'R' Harrison of Johnstons of Elgin

Harrison of Johnstons of Elgin

One company was raised by Col William Grant of Ballindalloch

Wilson's of Bannockburn was a weaving firm founded c1770 near Stirling

Named after a mountainous tributary of the River Spey in north east Scotland

Status: On weaving schedule (due to be completed on 31st January 2025)

STUART OF BUTE [HUNTING] (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'R' Harrison of Johnstons of ElginThe Stuarts of Bute are descended from the natural son of King Robert II. The use of this tartan is normally considered to be confined to the family from whom it derives its title, though others more or less closely related have likewise claimed an interest. Whether or not the pattern was in use before the publication of the Vestiarium Scoticum (1840), has never been ascertained. This version is in maroon is referred to as the Hunting version. But,