A question about Hamilton tartan

[figheadair]

Aye, things may have started as a hoax, but many a clan chief has accepted a tartan from the brothers Allan, so who are we to judge? As a proud member of clan Buchanan, there is no evidence of our tartan before 1850, several years after the Sobieskies "manuscript'. Then again, most modern tartans are from the 19th century at the earliest, so I say wear your centuries old family tartan with pride.

There is ample evidence for the existence of the Buchanan tartan pre-1850.; have a read of this.

[Wareyin]

There is ample evidence for the existence of the Buchanan tartan pre-1850.; have a read of this.

Thanks for that! The earliest mention I had been aware of was the 1850 book 'The Clan and Family Tartans of Scotland' by W and A Smith of Mauchline, from the tartan registry.