Leask Tartan

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

Part of Clan Leask

About this tartan

William de Laskereske appears on the Ragman Rolls in 1296, and about 1345 William Leask received a charter from David II confirming his lands. In 1968 the Lord Lyon granted the chiefship to Anne Leask of Leask. A younger son is said to have gone to Orkney in the fifteenth century at the earl's request, founding a branch there

Read the Clan Leask story

Modern or Ancient?

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