Then, while attending the opening of the “Tartan” exhibition at the V&A Dundee, they got an idea ... a repeating checkered pattern similar to plaid. In Scotland, tartans are traditionally ...

"Kirk" is the Scottish word for "church." Tartans, with their distinctive plaid, represent specific Scottish clans, regions, or regiments. The "Kirkin' of The Tartans" or "Churching of the Tartans ...

Tartan is more than patterned cloth in Scotland. Specific tartans were linked to clans and regions, and the designs carry symbolic meaning. Modern tartans are registered for organisations ...