Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
Here's the Tyneside Scottish tartan image (which I cannot vouch for the accuracy of) compared to Black Watch (in "ancient colours" the better to see the sett)

I dont know where I read it (hopefully it was on this forum) but it said that the Tyneside tartan was just a recreation of a Black Watch tartan kilt found in a bog after years of being submerged. Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.