Mar. 9—ELLENBURG — Ellenburg residents Sam and Mischell McCoy made a pilgrimage to the stronghold of the real MacKay in Scotland. "We went to Scotland last September," she said.

Textile designers and tartan experts have banded together to recreate the oldest piece of Scottish tartan for modern production, allowing fans of the famed plaid to wear a piece of history.

The tartan piece can be dated to around 1500-1600 A.D., making it the oldest known surviving specimen of true tartan in Scotland. Alan Richardson / V&A Dundee. March 28, 2023, 8:43 AM EDT.

New research suggests that a piece of fabric tartan found in a peat bog in the Scottish Highlands may be the oldest traditional tartan ever found.The roughly 22 by 17 inch piece of Scottish ...

DUNDEE, Scotland — Most people associate tartans with the kilts and plaid sashes of Scottish clans, but you don’t have to be a clan member to wear authentic tartan.

This, they said, makes it the oldest “true tartan” specimen in Scotland. Specialists could find no similarity with any known clan tartans, which were developed in the early 19th century.

This, they said, makes it the oldest “true tartan” specimen in Scotland. Specialists could find no similarity with any known clan tartans, which were developed in the early 19th century.