Scottish textiles: tartan

The oldest piece of tartan was found near the Scottish city of Falkirk. This fabric, about 1700 years old, is very different from the modern multi-colored tartans: it is made of unpainted sheep's wool - light and dark.
History of tartan

Kilt - the subject of men's Scottish national clothing, traditional clothing of the Highlanders of Scotland. Kilt is a piece of cloth wrapped around the waist.
National clothes

This colorful cloth is called tartan. It is a woolen fabric with stripes of different colors, intersecting at right angles.
Tartan

Shadows of color in tartan can be changed to obtain variations of the same tartan. The idea that the different colors used in tartan have a specific meaning is purely modern. One of these myths is that the red tartans were "battle tartans"
Colors of tartan

As a rule, it is claimed that today one of the most popular tartans is the royal tartan Stewart. This is the personal tartan of Queen Elizabeth II.
Popular tartans

In confirmation and one example of the mass use and popularity of the Scottish cell can serve as a cell "Burberry"
Popular view of tartan