Renfrewshire

Scottish World Tartan Register No. 2560

Renfrewshire is the ancestral home of Scotland’s most famous Royal line – the House of Stewart, the birthplace of Scotland’s noblest hero, and our greatest inventor James Watt. It is a county rich in natural resources too, and Renfrewshire’s association with the Firth of Clyde and some of
the world’s most famous ships have brought it world renown.

The leading role which the County has played in shaping the history of Scotland, and have been woven together to produce a unique and distinctive design. GREEN represents the predominantly rural landscape of the south and east of the county, GOLD the rich yellow stone, mined in Giffnock and used to build the tenements of BLUE represents the Firth of Clyde and PALE BLUE its tradition in shipbuilding, and the trade routes across the Atlantic. BLACK represents the ironstone mined to fuel its many industries and PURPLE to honour the birthplace of Sir William Wallace, Guardian of Scotland.

The Renfrewshire tartan was adopted by the Renfrewshire Senior Schools Orchestra as their livery in 1999.

At the British Schools Championship they won a very creditable third place in the competition, but first prize for the best-presented orchestra in the competition.

Associated Links

Tartans Scotland Online Tartan Guide (external link)

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Tartan Facts & Snippets

The oldest tartan is the Falkirk tartan, which dates to around AD245 and was discovered in a jar of coins near Falkirk.