Cunningham Tartan

Blankets, clothing, ornaments and gifts in the Cunningham tartan - each one made for you.

Part of Clan Cunningham

About this tartan

Clan Cunningham takes its name from lands in the Cunninghame district of north Ayrshire, with the family's first contemporary records dating to the thirteenth century. Clan tradition links the Cunningham shakefork emblem and motto, 'Over Fork Over,' to an ancestor who supposedly hid the fleeing Malcolm, later King Malcolm III, beneath hay from Macbeth's pursuers, though heraldists such as Sir George Mackenzie tied the shakefork to the office of Master of the King's Stables. From 1488 the clan's chiefs held the earldom of Glencairn, seated at Finlaystone House, and were long locked in a bitter feud with the neighboring Clan Montgomery that saw both sides burn each other's castles

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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.