Ralston Tartan

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

Part of Clan Ralston

About this tartan

Clan Ralston takes its name from lands east of Paisley in Renfrewshire, 'Ralph's Town'. A family legend makes the founder a younger son of an Earl of Fife, though the evidence is weak, and modern researchers suggest Ralph, chaplain of Paisley in the late twelfth century. The earliest recorded member, Jacobus de Rauliston, appears in 1219, Hew de Ralstoun swore fealty to Edward I in 1296, and the family later produced John de Ralston, who became Bishop of Dunkeld by 1447 and afterwards royal treasurer

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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.