Russell Tartan

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Part of Clan Russell

About this tartan

The Russell surname has been recorded in Scotland since the twelfth century, with early bearers witnessing charters in Paisley and elsewhere between roughly 1164 and 1220. A distinct branch was established in 1333 when an English baron who fought for Edward III at the siege of Berwick and the Battle of Halidon Hill settled in Scotland; his descendants became the Russells of Aden in Aberdeenshire. Later generations included the Russells of Ashiesteel in Selkirkshire, several of whom served with distinction in the British Army in India during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

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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.