Celtic Tattoo Ideas
Do you have a Celtic tattoo? Or have you thought about getting one? Tattoos are more popular than ever and a large number of people opt to show off …
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The Kilts of Hard Rock
Heritage or Costume? Kilts are too cool for rock stars, especially heavy metal rock stars, to ignore. Sometimes it is more than just a stage costume. How often? Hard to …
A Lasting Memorial to Fire Fighters
Is there a tartan just for fire fighters? In fact, yes. In 2007 Kelly Stewart, co-founder of USA Kilts, designed the Firefighters Memorial Tartan. This unique and original tartan was designed …
A New Clan Chief – Hail The Buchanan!
It has been over 300 years since Clan Buchanan has had an official clan chief. Now, John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan has been officially recognized by Lord Lyon as the …
Clan Armstrong
ARMSTRONG Crest: An arm from the shoulder, armed Proper Motto: Invictus maneo (“I remain unvanquished”) The Armstrongs are an armigerous clan with roots in the Borders. According to legend, …
Clan Drummond
DRUMMOND Crest: On a crest coronet Or, a goshawk, wings displayed Proper, armed and belled Or, jessed Gules Motto: Virtutem coronat honos (“Honour crowns virtue”) , on compartment: “Gang …
Clan Barclay
BARCLAY Crest: (on a chapeau azure doubled Ermine) a hand holding a dagger Proper Motto: Aut Agere Aut Mori (“Either action or death”) The Barclays have always lived up …
The Oldest Tartans in (pre)History
“The way they (the Celts) dress is astonishing: they wear brightly-coloured and embroidered shirts, with trousers called bracae and cloaks fastened at the shoulder with a brooch, heavy in winter, …
Haggis – A Short History
How about a nice hot steaming pile of hearts, liver and lungs? Even better, we cooked it inside a stomach! Jokes about Haggis being disgusting have been around a long …
When to wear a Kilt – January Edition
New Year’s Day New year’s Day in Scotland is the continuation of Hogmanay celebrations from the night before. See our write-up on Hogmanay for more about this amazing celebration. …