Every Campbell wears the tartan that became Scotland’s most famous, green and blue crossed with black in the pattern known the world over as the Black Watch.
The sett runs on dark green and blue blocks, crossed with a black overcheck, with no other colour to break the pattern. It is the Ancient Campbell tartan, identical to the Black Watch sett that became the standard uniform for Highland regiments after 1739.
Campbells led three of the Independent Companies raised in 1725 to keep peace in the Highlands, and when those companies were combined into the regiment known as The Black Watch, this became the Government Tartan. Clan Campbell’s power and reach through Argyll made their colours the ones the Crown itself chose to standardise.
It suits Highland Games, weddings, Burns Night, or anyone who wants the tartan behind Scotland’s most storied regiment. Pair it with an Argyll jacket, add a leather sporran, and finish with kilt hose.
Woven in tartan wool blend as a 5-yard kilt, or 8-yard for deeper pleating and heavier drape. Knife-pleated at the back with a flat front apron, fastened with leather straps and metal buckles. Made to your measurements, so send your waist and length and it is cut to fit.
Campbell Tartan Kilt Features
- Campbell sett: dark green and blue with black overcheck
- Woven in tartan wool blend; 5-yard standard, 8-yard option
- Knife-pleated back, flat front apron; leather straps and metal buckles
- Built to the measurements you choose on the product page
- Clan Campbell of Argyll, origin of the Black Watch tartan
- Add a matching jacket, sporran and accessories on the page to complete the outfit
Isla MacKenzie –
This Clan Campbell Tartan Kilt is by far the best kilt I’ve purchased. Authentic look, comfortable fit, and clearly made with care and tradition in mind.