Pitcairn Tartan

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

Part of Clan Pitcairn

About this tartan

The Pitcairn name derives from lands in the parish of Leslie, Fife, near modern Glenrothes. The Pitcairns of that Ilk are recorded at least from the fifteenth century, including Henry de Pitcairn in 1426. By family tradition the family suffered heavily at Flodden in 1513, where Andrew Pitcairn and seven of his sons are said to have been killed

Read the Clan Pitcairn story

Modern or Ancient?

Same pattern, different dyes. Modern uses deep, saturated colours; Ancient uses the softer tones associated with natural dyes.