Descriptions of Special Tartans
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Scottish Parliament Commemorative
'Unofficial' tartan designed by Ronnie Hek of the Flavour of Scotland Company as a design to commemorate the 1998 Scottish Parliament. |
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The Chinese Scottish tartan was originally created to signify the special relationship that exists between Scotland and China and between the Scots and the Chinese community in Scotland. The inspiration for this tartan came from Madam Guo Guifang, Chinese Consul General, who once spoke of the unique Scottish tartan as one of the major tourist attractions for the Chinese and suggested the idea of creating a specific tartan for the Chinese people. Designed by Heather Yellowley of the Strathmore Woollen Company of Forfar and facilitated by Angus Council and the Scottish Tartans Authority, the tartan incorporates the colours of the Scottish Saltire together with the red and yellow of the Chinese flag. These are interwoven with green bands to symbolize the great co-operation between Scottish and Chinese botanists in the Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh - home to the world's largest collection of Chinese plants outside China itself. The yellow crosses the red in five places which signifies the five stars of the Chinese Flag, the biggest and brightest being represented by the yellow cross in the middle of the red.
The tartan was presented to Madam Guo on 6th April 2006 as part of the Tartan Day Celebrations which took place in the Scottish county of Angus.
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SCOTLAND 2000
Designed by Arthur Mackie of Strathmore Woollen Co., Forfar to celebrate the new millennium.
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US ARMY
The Army was the only arm of the U.S. Forces not to have its own tartan. The colors were chosen to represent the uniforms - black for the beret, khaki for the summer uniform, light green for the original sniper and now part of the summer uniform, dark blue for the original dress uniform, olive for the combat uniform and gold for the cavalry.
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US NAVY / EDZELL
Designed by Arthur Mackie of Strathmore Woollens for USN personnel at Edzell radar base in Angus, Scotland. There is an effort to erroneously call this "the" U.S. Navy tartan but it has no official sanction.
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US MARINES / LEATHERNECK
Designed in 1986 by Bob Hall and R H Macleod for the U.S. Marine Corps Historical Foundation.. Does not have the sanction of the Corps but is often referred to as the "U.S. Marines."
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