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Tartan Details - Melrose Newbigging Grey

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Melrose Newbigging Grey" tartan is shown below. 

Reference: 10500
Designer: Melrose, Ian & Liz
Tartan date: 26/05/2011
Registration date: 28 October 2011
Category: Name
Restrictions: Yes.
Can only be woven by permission of a member of the Melrose family, through House of Tartan, Comrie, Perthshire.


Registration notes: Created by the designers for the use of present and future generations of the descendants of John Mellros (1762-1820) and Margaret Adamson (1776-1810), originally from the Newbigging area near Lanark. Those with the Melrose name or variants thereof are welcome to wear this tartan. The grey tones with the purple signify Scottish mountains and heather while the blue and black are the colours that link it to the first Melrose Newbigging tartan, designed by Daniel Melrose (cousin) of Werribee, Australia. Design software and weaving by House of Tartan, Scotland.
Woven Sample: A woven sample of this tartan has been received by the Scottish Register of Tartans for permanent preservation in the National Records of Scotland.
Registrant details: Mr Blair Urquhart, House of Tartan Ltd, 9-11, East High Street, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, PH7 3AF
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