Lorne Ancient Tartan
From the Highlands of Scotland
About The Lorne Ancient Tartan
Partner to the 'Louise' tartan which was designed to take commercial advantage of the wedding of the Marquis of Lorne to Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise in 1871. Published in 'Campbell Tartan' by Alastair Campbell of Airds yr in 1985 where he quotes 'brought out by Mr M'Kissock of Girvan' and approved by the Marquis of Lorne.
There is a companion to this sett in which the red stripe is replaced with black. They are collectively known as Lorne and Louise tartans. This is now regarded as a district tartan for the Lorne area - clan Campbell territory.
Universal Tartan
Lorne Ancient is a universal tartan, which means it is not associated with any specific clan or family and can be worn by anyone!
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