Tartan Register

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Thinking of registering your own #tartan design? You can search and view historic and modern tartans at our website and find guidance, FAQs and much more tartanregister.gov.uk/index

As part of #LGBT+HistoryMonth, we’re looking at #Pride tartans in our register. The Global Pride tartan was created promote diversity, equality & inclusion, in the colours of the rainbow flag. bit.ly/PrideTartan

New: Our colleagues at the @LyonCourt are celebrating their 350th anniversary this year. Today, they've announced a series of free talks around Scotland to mark the occasion. Find out more and register your place here... ow.ly/ZFxm50HPYlv

Our Customer Satisfaction Survey closes on 4th February 2022 and we would love to hear your experience of our services. Tell us your thoughts on our services - what works and where we could improve. Complete the survey here – ow.ly/hROW50HJas4

Have you used our services? We would love to hear your thoughts! We are currently carrying out a Customer Satisfaction Survey alongside the Institute of Customer Services which closes 4th February 2022. You can complete this short survey here – ow.ly/RLTx50HwKoC

Happy New Year everyone! There were 345 new tartans registered in 2021, one of which was the Over the Sea to Skye tartan, designed by Brian Wilton for the Skye Museum of Island Life ow.ly/gtga50HlfmL We look forward to seeing what new tartans are registered this year!

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity #tartan, an organization in Poland raising money for pediatric and elderly care. registered 2018. Red symbolises the heart in the Foundation's logo, while grey represents the hard work and involvement of volunteers ow.ly/9gBo50HcIJC

Saint Andrew’s Day and Scottish heritage is celebrated all over the world. We have many St Andrew’s Society tartans registered and this one is for the St Andrew’s Society of Pittsburghy, designed by Kathy Wells. You can find more about the tartan here: ow.ly/HBC750GZs7c

The "Aliam" tartan, as seen on last night's Channel 4 show #LostInScotland with Miriam Margolyes and @AlanCumming Registered with pink and blue threads representing Alan & Miriam's birth years tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?… A wee content warning for the show - features strong language!

The city of Glasgow is about to begin hosting #COP26 The COP26 – A New Dawn tartan, designed by Brian Wilton, was designed to represent the hopes that the conference will herald new initiatives, targets & achievements to tackle the global climate emergency ow.ly/NNuB50GBnU0

The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh opened #OnThisDay 1902. The Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh tartan, designed in 2016 by Kinloch Anderson, was created to tie in with the inspiration behind the décor in the hotel. The colours selected reflect the views of Edinburgh ow.ly/vbg550Grq1D

The legislative body of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, is a centuries old institution. The first meeting was held #OnthisDay 1758. They registered the Nova Scotia House of Assembly tartan in 2018. Learn more about the design... ow.ly/udug50Gk2dj

The Craobh tartan, designed and recently registered by Claire Hunter of Taffled Threads, and is an example of an asymmetric tartan. All tartan designs will be either symmetrical or asymmetrical. Do you have a favourite asymmetrical tartan? Let us know! ow.ly/jzMq50GambM

This is the MacWilliam tartan. The details for this entry in the register were taken from a sample in Clans Originaux, a pattern book produced in Paris in 1880 by J. Claude Fres Et Cie. Do you have a favourite 19th century (or older) tartan? Let us know! ow.ly/VqdB50G3In3

Today is Boring and Dull Day, but not for the reasons you think! Today, and the Boring and Dull tartan, celebrates the pairing of the towns of Boring in Oregon, USA, and Dull in Scotland. Have you ever visited either location? Let us know! ow.ly/1Avo50FNfDS

Sir Harry Lauder was born #OnThisDay 1870. The Sir Harry Lauder Commemorative tartan was registered in 2020 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth, his achievements within the entertainment industry and his WWI fund raising efforts. ow.ly/P0Yy50FK71Y

Children’s author & Illustrator Beatrix Potter was born #OnThisDay 1866. The Peter Rabbit tartan was created to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the first publication in 1902 of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Do you have a favourite Beatrix Potter tale?ow.ly/NpJv50FF8Xc

The British & Irish Lions rugby team take on the Springboks later today. The Lions’ Pride tartan was designed for the team by Lochcarron and unveiled in New York in April at the 2005 Tartan Day celebrations. It’s going to be a very exciting game! ow.ly/WaK850FC6KT

Comic Artist Dudley D Watkins, 20, Artist, married Doris Edward Taylor #OnThisDay 1937. In 1936 he created Oor Wullie and The Broons for the 'Sunday Post' newspaper. The Oor Wullie tartan, design by Brian Wilton, was registered in 2011. Tartan entry - ow.ly/TrVS50FsuDE