Clan Elliot Collection

Clan Elliot (also spelled Eliott) emerged as a distinct Border clan in the late 15th century, with its chiefly line seated at Redheugh in Liddesdale from around 1400.…

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About Clan Elliot

Clan Elliot (also spelled Eliott) emerged as a distinct Border clan in the late 15th century, with its chiefly line seated at Redheugh in Liddesdale from around 1400. Like many Border families, the Elliots built a reputation as formidable reivers, and their chief, Robert Elliot, is recorded as killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. That defeat is mourned in the lament 'The Flowers of the Forest', whose best-known words were written in the 18th century by Jean Elliot of Minto, daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot, Lord Justice Clerk

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Modern or Ancient?

Same pattern, different dyes. Modern uses deep, saturated colours; Ancient uses the softer tones associated with natural dyes.