Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
But that wasn't my point, Jock. For me personally, the district tartan concept is relevant. You of course are free to disagree, and I respect that, and I would hope you would return the same.

And regardless, the district tartan is very much relevant in the history of tartans, especially the development of the clan tartan. Noted tartan scholars such as Brian Wilton (a Scot), James Scarlett and Matt Newsome all agree on this fact. So I would argue, as a historian, they are very much relevant, especially since a number of clan tartans are also district ones.

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As I have said and with the greatest of respect.District tartans to us Scots are mainly irrelevant. Don't forget we have our own clan tartans! We don't need to "grasp at straws"(sorry, I can't think of a better way of saying it) to find/demonstrate a Scots connection. As a theoretical historical fact there is no doubting their ancestry. As to day to day use, and as I have respectfully pointed out, district tartans are mostly unknown and mostly unworn,in Scotland. I have no argument with the gentlemen you mention as, of course, from a historical and theoretical point of view, they are correct.