Hail to the Chief of Clan Scott

[JonathanB]

She had been Countess of Home only briefly as her husband disclaimed the title to become PM but nevertheless this had been the case. She had several changes of title, firstly Miss Elizabeth Arlington, then Lady Dunglass (the courtesy title of her husband which meant he could sit in the House of Commons) then Countess of Home when he succeeded to the Peerage, then Lady Elizabeth Douglas-Home ...

Er, surely she'd only be Lady Elizabeth if she was the daughter of a duke, marquis or earl. As the wife of a knight, she was Lady Douglas-Home, or if you want to get the first name in, Elizabeth, Lady Douglas-Home.

[JonathanB]

Bang goes any left wing credentials I might have. Confusingly, she'd be Lady Home whether she was the wife of a marquis, earl, viscount or baron with the title Home, or a countess or baroness in her own right. She'd be Lady Douglas-Home whether she was the wife of a marquis etc with the title Douglas-Home, or a baronet or knight with the surname Douglas-Home.

[Eric D Scott]

Enjoy your new kilt! As a Scott I've always enjoyed our tartans. I wore a green Scott modern vest for my wedding as well the groomsmen had ties in the same tartan.

I'd love to own my Scott kilt either in Green or Red (or hey even dress white) but I'm lucky enough to be able to wear the MacGregor tartan with my pipe band which is very similar to the Scott (red).

Ha ha ha ... Okay I mean no disrespect to either clan. I respect both tartans equally. I've read once that no way the Scott tartan was ever influenced my the outlaw MacGregors ...

Maybe I should go to bed now....

[Riverkilt]

Thanks guys, I love this stuff! My Scott line dead ends in Maryland in the early 1800s. My 3 great grandfather William C. Scott, then age 20, fought in the War of 1812 and earned a land grant in Indiana which sent the family west. I have two Scott tartan kilts, the Scott Modern Red (most beautiful) and the Scott Weathered Green. I wore the latter down the Grand Canyon last summer to honor my maternal grandmother Rose Scott. She visited the Grand Canyon South Rim in 1928. Know she was at Desert Vista and the Hopi Tower. Good view of the river and a good view of Hopi Tower from down on the river. So I could symbolically wave at her as we rafted past.



Kilt was 16 ounce wool from Marten Mills, sewn up by USA kilts - a 5 yarder - but it took everything the river had to throw at it then steamed out well once back home. A reason our ancestors chose wool - it works in harsh conditions.

Scott tartan kilts give me a way to proudly honor my Scott ancestors even if I don't know who they were....

[JonathanB]

Enjoy your new kilt! As a Scott I've always enjoyed our tartans.

Enjoy? Enjoy! I absolutely love wearing my Scott red kilt. Photos to follow in time.

[JonathanB]

Here at last is my wonderful Scotts tartan kilt

[JonathanB]

The lilies and gladioli in the flower bed behind are quite impressive too. I only noticed the lilies blooming today.

The kilt pin and sgian dubh are from Comrie Crafts.

[Riverkilt]

Wow, beautiful kilt cousin, and what a great idea to wear the blue shirt with it. I'm stealing that. Here's my Scott Red in the wind...

[EagleJCS]

Always good to see the Scott Red worn well.

[JonathanB]

I've got Scott Hunting on order!