Every Cranstoun knows the name is a Borders one. This is the tartan of a Lowland clan whose lands lay in Midlothian and Roxburghshire, close enough to the old English frontier that the family spent centuries in the thick of Border history.
The sett is green-based: a deep green ground banded with navy blue and cut through with a clean red overcheck. It comes down from the Vestiarium Scoticum, which described its two greens as “that of a leaf of a tender ash tree, and the other the colour of grass.”
Clan Cranstoun’s motto, “Thou shalt want ere I want,” has followed the name for generations, and the tartan is how most Cranstouns wear it now: at family weddings, at Border gatherings, and at Highland Games where the Lowland names stand alongside the Highland ones. Wear it with an Argyll jacket and a semi-dress sporran for daywear, and set it off with a pair of kilt hose.
Wear it because the name is yours. That’s reason enough.
Cranstoun Tartan Kilt Features
- Green-based sett with navy blue bands and a red overcheck
- Woven in tartan wool blend
- 5-yard standard, with 8-yard available for deeper pleating and heavier drape
- Knife-pleated at the back with a flat front apron
- Leather straps and metal buckles
- Built to the measurements you choose here on the product page, not a fixed size
- Add a matching sporran, jacket, and accessories on the page to complete your outfit
- Suited to weddings, clan gatherings, and Highland Games
Gregor Gordon –
Love my Clan Cranstoun Premium Tartan Kilt.