Oldest known Scottish tartan ‘brought back to life’ for people to wear

**figheadair** · 27th January 24, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

That's really cool.

Well done Peter!

What a contrast your process was to the secretive way Dixon Dalgliesh handled the find of the tartan fragment on Culloden Moor in 1946.

Thank you Richard.

As you probably know, there was not tartan fragment found buried at Culloden and which Dalgleish supposedly used as the basis for their Reproduction range. Some years ago I wrote to Kenny Dalgleish asking for details of the alleged piece which, given its importance would surely have been photographed, discussed in the media and preserved in a museum. The reply was a deafening silence.

**OC Richard** · 28th January 24, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

Thank you Richard.

As you probably know, there was not tartan fragment found buried at Culloden and which Dalgleish supposedly used as the basis for their Reproduction range. Some years ago I wrote to Kenny Dalgleish asking for details of the alleged piece which, given its importance would surely have been photographed, discussed in the media and preserved in a museum. The reply was a deafening silence.

Oh no however can that be?

He stated

Judge then the importance of the peat-gatherer's find and with what care it was cherished.

Here indeed was the key to much lost and sketchy knowledge and to D C Dalgliesh, who obtained this piece of cloth on loan, among conditions laid down were two, namely that it be insured for 2,000 pounds and that it be lodged nightly locked in a safe.

Maybe it's still locked in that safe! Maybe he had to return it to the peat-gatherer!