BURNS CHECK DRESS Tartan shared by Hunter

Tartan shared by Hunter

LORNE BLUE

with a traditional 'window-pane' check that is interwoven with threads of sky and topaz

It was eventually preserved in the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh

They are associated with Dunottar Castle

BURNS CHECK DRESS Tartan shared by HunterAlmost 50 years ago the late Baron Marchand of Messrs George Harrison & Co. of Edinburgh explained to E. S. Harrison of Johnstons of Elgin, how the Burns Check came about. He related that he had been approached by a friend from 'The Scotsman' newspaper with the suggestion that he create a Robert Burns tartan. The first idea had been to base it on the Campbell a clan with which the Burns family were connected but after much discussion it was decided