Edinburgh Ancient
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- Mill: HOE
- Weight: 13 oz.
- Known Septs Include:
The following names commonly found in Edinburgh: Ambrose, Bee, Bertram, Best, Bett, Bigam, Biggam, Bird, Bishop, Bogle, Bone, Brand, Corstorphine, Cramond, Edward, Edwards, Edwardson, Fairholm, Ferme, Fender, Forsyth, Fowler, Goudie, Gouldie, Grainger, Granger, Hair, Hare, Hislop, Heslop, Hogg, Hog, Hogge, Jobson, Jopson, Judson, Keltie, Kelty, Kemp, Leaper, Mossman, Moultrie, Pattinson, Picken, Preston, Quinton, Quentin, Roche, Rock, Savage, Savidge, Selkirk, Selcraig, Shade, Sheed, Simons, Sims, Stanley, Steel, Steele, Swift, Tait, Tate, Towers, Towns, Trotter, Vert, Verth, Wake, Wann, Warrack, Whytock, Yorkston, Yorston
- Notes:
The Edinburgh tartan was designed and registered by the late Hugh Macpherson of Edinburgh in 1970 to mark the Commonwealth Games being held there that year. In more recent times this pattern has provided inspiration for two quite separate patterns named "Dunedin" in Florida, USA, and Dunedin in New Zealand. "Dunedin" is an alternative (or lyrical) form of Edinburgh used by towns in these countries. Tartans Society notes say: "Several attempts have been made to develop a special tartan for the residents of Edinburgh. None had success until the design by Councillor Hugh Macpherson in 1970 on the occasion of the Commonwealth Games. The colours have symbolic references to the City of Edinburgh. "