Clelland Tartan

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

Part of Clan Clelland

About this tartan

The Clelands of that Ilk were a Lanarkshire family who lived at Cleland House. Alexander Cleland of that Ilk is the first of the name on record. The family's 1905 history records that Alexander, whose name was earlier spelled Kneland, married Margaret Wallace, an aunt of Sir William Wallace, and that his son James fought alongside his cousin Wallace at Stirling Bridge in 1297 and Falkirk in 1298, then fought for Bruce at Bannockburn and was rewarded with lands in the barony of Calder

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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.