Newlands of Lauriston (Name) Tartan
- Name of Tartan:
- Newlands of Lauriston (Name)
- Alternative Name:
- Walker Newlands
- ITI Number:
- 2175
- Category:
- Name
- Designer / Source:
- Scarlett, Jamie
- Date:
- March 1986
- Slog:
- GRG:GRG
- Colour Sequence:
- BKBRKGRGRG
- Thread Count:
- BL18 K18 BL18 R4 K40 G26 R4 G8 R4 G8
- Notes:
-
Designed by Jamie Scarlett MBE for Willy Newlands of Lauriston – a journalist who wrote for The Field magazine and who lives (2004) at Lauriston Castle near Aberdeen. Walker is the maiden name of Willie Newland’s wife. Note from Willy Newlands in August 2004 says ‘based on a rather bloodstained bit if rag on a family cushion’).
"Also to be known as "Falconers’ Tartan" in memory of an ancestor of Mr Newlands who was a Royal Falconer at the court of King James IV at Linlithgow c.1495. (Sindex notes). Design based on Cameron of Erracht. Sample in STA’s Scarlett Collection.
Letter from Willie Newlands 6th April 1988 asked that this now be named Newlands of Lauriston. Can be worn by all of the name.
