Balfour Tartan

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

Part of Clan Balfour

About this tartan

A Fife family associated principally with lands around Markinch. A branch held Burleigh, near Kinross, from 1456, when James II granted the lands to John Balfour of Balgarvie. The name comes from the lands of Balfour in Markinch parish, and the first of the name on record is John de Balfure, who sat on an assize in 1304

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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.