Black Watch Tartan

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Well,....I personally love the Black Watch tartan, as i have a love for all things military, and most of the military tartans are based around the Black Watch tartan, (or Government tartan).
The Gordon is Black watch with a yellow stripe,
The McKenzie is BW with a red a white stripe,
The Leslie is the same (different pattern)
The Sutherland tartan is a lighter shade of BW,
and so on........
Neil.

Just a minor correction -- the Leslie is not a tartan based on the Black Watch. As you said, it is a completely different pattern. The Gordon & MacKenzie, as you have correctly stated, are Black Watch variants. As are Hunting Robertson, MacLachlan, MacNab, Fraser of Lovat, Lamont, Forbes, and a slew of others.

Sutherland (district) is the same as the Black Watch tartan, as is Campbell, Hunting Grant, and Hunting Munro.

Like it or not, it's everywhere!

[The Ulsterman]

Just a minor correction -- the Leslie is not a tartan based on the Black Watch. As you said, it is a completely different pattern. The Gordon & MacKenzie, as you have correctly stated, are Black Watch variants. As are Hunting Robertson, MacLachlan, MacNab, Fraser of Lovat, Lamont, Forbes, and a slew of others.

Sutherland (district) is the same as the Black Watch tartan, as is Campbell, Hunting Grant, and Hunting Munro.

Like it or not, it's everywhere!

Hi Matthew,..You are of course absolutely right,...that was a blooper on my behalf....I used to wear the Leslie (hunting) and i always thought it was based on the BW.
Thanks for puting me right.
Neil.