BURNS CHECK Choose:By the metre The first published version of

The first published version of the tartan appeared in the Vestiarium Scoticum

hand-pleated skirt is crafted in the most traditional way

and this provides a tenuous connection which might explain the origin of the design

Named after Sir Ralph Abercrombie and produced by Wilsons about the end of the 18th Century

Gow is Gaelic for Smith meaning blacksmith

BURNS CHECK Choose:By the metre The first published version ofAlmost 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