The Scottish Register of Tartans 'Now Open'

**Hamish** · 6th February 09, 06:39 PM

Yes, you beat me to it as well. Thank you for doing so. I have, of course, registered there, but not yet had time to delve into its mysteries.

Take care,
Ham.

**Bugbear** · 6th February 09, 06:54 PM

And I just sighned up, as well as, got the tartan thread count. Very helpful to now have that count and it was easy.

It seems like a very handsome tartan.

Thanks for the link and info.

**Sketraw** · 7th February 09, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

I've already registered!

Thanks for posting this, John -- does the HSS have any information about the register's arms? I'd like to know more about the ram's heid -- or is that the arms of the National Archives of Scotland?

Regards,

Todd

To be honest I dont know Todd. By the Ram's head charge on the Arms, I assume it may have been registered at Lyon Court by the register. I will try an find out.

**The Barry** · 7th February 09, 12:20 PM

Thanks for posting this. I'll have to dive in and see what there is to see!

**Sketraw** · 9th February 09, 07:40 PM

To answer Todd's question regarding the COA on the Register of Tartans website. Alison Diamond from the register said;

The coat of arms has been devised with the help of the Lord Lyon: its design illustrates the process of creating tartan. The wool from the sheep, woven using the shuttle, with the book representing a traditional form of register and the colour strip recalling the top of the Sindex card – a method of describing and comparing tartans devised during the 20th century.

There is a colour version as well as the black and white version which is being used for the website.

Best wishes,

Alison

**Highlander31** · 19th February 09, 12:21 AM

Thanks for posting the link. I'll be perusing it later.

**Bugbear** · 19th February 09, 12:26 AM

Love it! Can now get the thread counts of tartans to know what they look like.

**Oddern** · 19th February 09, 12:35 AM

The register looks great and easy to use. I found a few more Norwegian tartans that I didn't know of. I have to update my own tartan site now (www.tartan.no).

**DWFII** · 19th February 09, 06:27 AM

I have a question that is not directly related but bears on this discussion:

There are now roughly three or four registries of Tartans...The STA, the SRT, the World Register and maybe one more.... I am wondering if any one of these have more "credibility" than the others?

I've always assumed that the Scottish Tartan Authority was the "official," go-to, registry. ??

This comes up because a particular tartan may be listed as "XYZ" tartan in one register and as "ZYX" tartan in another.

Seems like that's a recipe for confusion.

**Paul Henry** · 19th February 09, 06:39 AM

DWFII, this register ( http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk.) is the ONE , that's why it is so important, you will find there are reference numbers to some of the other unofficial ones listed there as well. Of course there will always be a little confusion with some names, but hopefully from now on this will become the "master " one, certainly that is the intention!