Help finding a District Tartan?

[Chas]

Within the Edinburgh area is Musselburgh.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Musselburgh" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: 620
STWR ref: 620
Designer: Lawson, G
Tartan date: 01/01/1956
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: Designed around 1956 by G Lawson of the Musselburgh Co-operative Society. The pattern was devised for the Musselburgh 'Riding of the Marches' celebrations of 1956. It incorporates the Blue and White of Musselburgh, the Blue and Yellow of the Fisherrow fishermen, and the Red of the Musselburgh Crusaders Riding Club. The Riding of the Marches traditionally took place every 2 years. Sample in Scottish Tartans Authority Johnston Collection. Dalgety Archives say designed by the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society textile designers in Glasgow. The azure is described as an 'azurey/blueish, greenishy colour'.



Regards

Chas

[Chas]

Halfway to Edinburgh is Lauder.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Lauder" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: none
STWR ref: 1718
Designer: Not Specified
Tartan date: Not Specified
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: This sample comes from the MacGregor-Hastie collection which forms the basis of the cloth archives of the Scottish Tartans Society. Some of the samples, including this one, were unmarked. One can assume that the sample dates between 1930 and 1950.



Regards

Chas

[cessna152towser]

My advice would be go for the Roxburgh tartan. The ancient city of Roxburgh which is nowadays just a small village is only about three miles from Kelso. The 10th Duke of Roxburghe, Guy Innes-Ker lives in Floors Castle, Kelso. Another former Ker stronghold was Cessford Castle which is about three miles from Kelso the other way from Roxburgh, but still within the historic county of Roxburgh.
Besides the town tartans mentioned by Chas, there is also Teviotdale tartan. Although the River Teviot flows to Kelso where it joins the Tweed the Teviotdale tartan is more associated with Elliot country further upriver and indeed it includes the light blue and chocolate brown of the Elliot tartan.