The Tartans

The Buchanan Society

A Scottish Clan Society Instituted 1725 in Glasgow, Scotland.         Registered charity No: Sco 13679

The Secretary, The Buchanan Society, 18 Iddesleigh Avenue, Glasgow G62 8NT Scotland.

Tel: 01786 473735                    International : Tel: +44 1786 473735

E-mail:  twbuchanan@tiscali.co.uk
Modern Buchanan tartan
Hunting Buchanan tartan
weathered Buchanan tartan
Ancient Buchanan tartan

THE BUCHANAN CLAN

Membership of the Buchanan Society is restricted by Royal Charter to those with the surnames Buchanan, McAuslan, McWattie and Risk. Many other families, or septs, may be entitled to enjoy the privilege of wearing the various Buchanan Tartans.

The original tartan has been described as comprising the following colours measured in inches and using the natural dyes shown:

½ Azure - Elder with Broom and Alum

8 Green - Iris leaf or Whin bark

½ Black - Alder bark or common Sloe

2 Yellow - Crab Apple or Elm Tree

½ Black - Alder bark or common Sloe

2 Yellow - Crab Apple or Elm Tree

½ Black - Alder bark or common Sloe

1 Azure - Elder with Broom and Alum

½ Black - Alder bark or common Sloe

8 Red - Rock Lichen or Blaeberry

1 White - Natural wool

There are now a number of Buchanan tartans of different shades, including the illustrated Weathered (Vegetable Dye), Hunting, Ancient and Modern.

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