STUART OF BUTE [HUNTING] (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'R' Wilson's of Bannockburn was a

Wilson's of Bannockburn was a weaving firm founded c1770 near Stirling

Status: On weaving schedule (due to be completed on 31st January 2025)

Details from RC Nesbitt's 'Nisbet of that Ilk'

whereas with the Black Watch it is kilted to show the blue

Gow is the Gaelic form of Smith meaning metal worker or armourer

STUART OF BUTE [HUNTING] (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'R' Wilson's of Bannockburn was aThe Stuarts of Bute are descended from the natural son of King Robert II. The use of this tartan is normally considered to be confined to the family from whom it derives its title, though others more or less closely related have likewise claimed an interest. Whether or not the pattern was in use before the publication of the Vestiarium Scoticum (1840), has never been ascertained. This version is in maroon is referred to as the Hunting version. But,