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7 September 2010

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Tartan Details - Gordon of Esslemont

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Gordon of Esslemont" tartan is shown below.


STA ref:	none
STWR ref:	1064
Designer:	Not Specified
Tartan date:	Not Specified
Registration date:	This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category:	Clan/Family

Restrictions:

Registration notes:	This sett is called 'Gordon of Esslemont' according to Captain Wolrige-Gordon of Esslemont in recent research. It was previously listed as 'Ancient Gordon' before the story of its origin came to light. Apparently the Duke of Gordon was offered tartans with one, two, and three stripes when he applied to Forsythe of Huntly to provide kilts for his troops. He chose the single stripe and called in the Heads of the families to choose from the others. Esslemont took the three stripe version. This collection used to be in the Scottish Tartans Society archive, it has been returned to the Paton firm at Alloa.

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Notes on tartans existing prior to the introduction of the Register…

1) For tartans existing prior to the introduction of the Register, the numbering system allocated by the Scottish Tartans Authority (STA) has been used. Where relevant, the Scottish Tartans World Register (STWR) reference numbers are listed for information purposes.

2) Not all pre-existing tartans included in the Register were recognised by the STA.

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