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Do the Pringles have a Tartan?

There is no traditional clan tartan for the Pringles. The Pringles are a Lowland clan, not a Highland clan so we didn’t ever wear Tartan Kilts. However there is a ‘District Tartan’ called ‘Gala Water Tartan’, and as this is the area where the Pringles lived we can use this tartan if we wish. However as Borderers it would be more appropriate for Pringles to wear Tweed and trews.

There are three styles of Gala Water (Gallowater) tartan, as illustrated below:

db_Gallowater District Tartan1 Galawater District Tartan

db_Gallowater New District Tartan1 New Galawater District Tartan

db_Gallowater Old District Tartan1 Old Galawater District Tartan

db_pringlegala1 The Pringle Clan Badge and Motto on Galawater Tartan

If you would like to purchase some Galawater Tartan, I recommend the following weavers:

James Pringle Weavers Of Inverness
Holm Woollen Mill
Dores Road
Inverness, Scotland.
IV2 4RB
Phone Number : 01463 223311
www.ewm.co.uk
 

 

Below are some pictures of the modern ‘Pringle Tartan,’ created by Ken Dalgleish of Selkirk in 1998.

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db_Pringle tartan by ken dalgleish of selkirk 19981

db_pringle19981 The Pringle Clan Badge on the New Pringle Tartan.

 

Further Information:

TartansAuthority.com - The Scottish Tartans Authority.

TartanRegister.gov.uk - The Scottish Register of Tartans, National Archives of Scotland

Scottish-tartans-world-register.com - The Scottish Tartans World Register, The Scottish Tartans Society

ScottishTartans.org - Scottish Tartans Museum, NC, USA. Resources.scottishtartans.org

 

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