Armstrong Tartan

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Part of Clan Armstrong

About this tartan

Clan Armstrong was among the most feared of the Border Reiver clans, based around Mangerton and Gilnockie in Liddesdale and Dumfriesshire, and reputedly able to muster as many as 3,000 mounted riders at its 16th-century peak. Their independence and raiding brought them into direct conflict with the Crown: the noted freebooter Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie was executed on the orders of James V despite -- or because of -- his power. After the 1603 Union of the Crowns, authorities moved decisively against the Border clans, and the hanging of Archibald Armstrong of Mangerton, the last recognized chief, in Edinburgh in 1610 broke the clan's organized power

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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.