Aberdeen District Tartan

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 29th October 08, 07:16 AM

I had been told that Aberdeen tartan was the personal tartan of Lord Aberdeen-- any knowledgeable comments?

**starbkjrus** · 29th October 08, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

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Another option would be to have a kilt-length custom woven by D.C. Dalgliesh in the authentic Wilsons' colors. If you're into a more historically accurate kilt style, a custom-woven box-pleat by Matt Newsome in the Aberdeen tartan would be hard to beat.

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My thoughts exactly!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 29th October 08, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

I had been told that Aberdeen tartan was the personal tartan of Lord Aberdeen-- any knowledgeable comments?

Never heard that one, and it did not come up in any research I have done on the tartan. It's an old Wilsons of Bannockburn tartan. In their 1819 pattern book, they say the tartan was named for "the city of Aberdeen." The earliest record of it is from an order they filled for it in 1794, however their notes indicate they believe the tartan to have been designed by them sometime prior to the repeal of Proscription.