BLACK WATCH (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'F' A woven strip from the

A woven strip from the Kilbarchan Weaver's Cottage has ancient green

Also McEwan

This change away from the red of this swatch apparently does not have the approval of the Marquis of Bute

Note: This cloth is on a weaving schedule due to be completed mid-end February 2025

Plate XXXI)

BLACK WATCH (MODERN) - Tartans beginning with 'F' A woven strip from theGov. Tartan No. 1. This sett is based on Logan's 'Sutherland' tartan. Various thread counts appear in Wilsons pattern books of roughly the same proportions. Documents show that this was the tartan appointed for the Highland Companies in 1725 and later for the Black Watch in 1739. Slightly different count from 42nd Regiment. In 1725, General George Wade, the commander of British forces in North Britain authorised the formation of six independent