Quote Originally Posted by highlander_Daz
We call them "free" tartans but they still have symbolism, Royal stuart for example is a Jacobite / hence catholic Tartan, my fave Free Tartan is "Flower of Scotland" named after the symbol of Scotland - the Thistle (a flower!!) and the Scots national anthem.
so even "free Tartans" have some meaning !!

Slainthe'
Dead on. The Royal Stewart also marks the 300 (?)year Stuart rule of Scotland. The Black Watch and we are all familiar with.