Nesbitt Tartan

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Part of Clan Nesbitt

About this tartan

Clan Nesbitt (also recorded as Nisbet) is a Scottish Borders clan centered on the barony of Nisbet near Edrom in Berwickshire, in the valley of the Blackadder Water. The family's presence in the area is documented from the twelfth century, with a witness named William de Nesbite appearing in a circa-1160 charter of Patrick, Earl of Dunbar, connected with Coldingham Priory. According to the clan's own account, a continuous father-to-son descent can be traced from Sir Philip Nisbet of that Ilk (1444-1523) to the present chief

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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.