Armstrong Tartan

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

Part of Clan Armstrong
164 products

About this tartan

Clan Armstrong was a powerful and warlike Border clan in Liddesdale and the Debatable Lands, able to raise three thousand horsemen. By tradition James V hanged Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie. Their independence and raiding brought them into direct conflict with the Crown: according to the traditional account, the king tricked Johnnie Armstrong, a noted freebooter, into coming to a meeting near Hawick and had him hanged there

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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.