Aberdeenshire Tartan

[jonwicken]

Hello I have a question on the tartans people wear who are from families in the Buchan area.

I know about the false public perception of the origin of tartan and the commercialised aspect, however if you are from a Scottish family in the area, what tartan would people wear?

My closest Scottish ancestor was from the Shand family of Cruden. However I also descend from the  Brown family of Fraserburgh, the Laurenson\Lawrence family of Cruden, the Freeland family of Cruden and the Reid family of Strichen.

I do know from past research that tartan was not really prevalent in these areas so there are not really clan tartans but what do people wear in the region I wonder?

I have seen that in 2014 Aberdeeenshire Council commissioned an Aberdeenshire tartan and so I thought this would be the one to wear. A video about it is below:

http://makeitbritish.co.uk/fabric-and-yarn/story-aberdeenshire-created-tartan/

However the manufacturer has told me it is probably too thin to be made into a kilt and this would need to be discussed with a kiltmaker to see if they could line it first.

So I am still rather left with tartanless prospects!

Can anyone please help me out with this?

Thanks,
Jon

[RJ_Paton]

Have a look at the Register of Tartans

https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk

entering aberdeen into the keyword section and nothing else gave quite a few to choose from
https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/Results.aspx?search=548578&page=1

Failing that, find one you like and pick that.

[Forfarian]

I know about the false public perception of the origin of tartan and the commercialised aspect, however if you are from a Scottish family in the area, what tartan would people wear?

Unless they have some connection to the name of a clan or family whose tartan they like, they would just pick one they happen to like.

There is no tartan police, and no-one is going to turn a hair or bother themselves in the least what you wear.