Tartan Details - The Scottish Register of Tartans

23 April 2024

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Tartan Details - Stirling Millennium

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


STA ref:	2686
STWR ref:	2686
Designer:	Russell/Stewart
Tartan date:	01/07/1999
Registration date:	This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category:	Corporate
Restrictions:
Registration notes:	There seems to be some confusion as to who designed this tartan. One claim states: 'A promotional tartan for the Stirling Millennium year arranged by Stewart Russell a researcher at Stirling Council. The tartan was designed by Annie Stewart of 'Anta Scotland'. The colours are to represent the naturally growing flowers of the area.' another states: 'To create the contemporary Stirling tartan designer Stewart Russell set about photographing indigenous plants and flowers in the Stirling area. Inspiration came from plants at the foot of the Wallace Monument including thistles, fox gloves, wild nettles and heather. The photos were then scanned into a computer and digitalised to create patterns and individual colour palettes. This visual information was then applied to a computer programme written specifically for designing tartan. Two sets of images were produced - some symmetrical and some asymmetrical. The asymmetrical patterns were based on original designs found in the Wilson's 'KPB' of 1819.'

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