Iron Horse takes its name from the old nickname for the steam locomotive, and the tartan wears the colours of Scotland’s railway age rather than any single family’s.
The sett is built on black and grey, crossed with fine lines of red and blue. The black and grey stand for the iron and smoke of the locomotives themselves, while the red and blue nod to the steam and the landscape those trains once cut through.
Designed in 1989, the Iron Horse tartan was created to honour Scotland’s railway heritage, a modern addition that bridges the country’s industrial past with its long tradition of tartan design. There is no historic clan behind it, only a genuine piece of Scotland’s engineering story.
It suits anyone drawn to Scotland’s railways and industrial history, worn at Highland Games, heritage events or simply as a striking everyday tartan. Wear it with a leather sporran, add a leather kilt belt, and finish with a set of 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.
Iron Horse Tartan Kilt Features
- Iron Horse sett: black and grey with fine red and blue lines
- 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
- A modern tartan honouring Scotland’s railway heritage
- Add a matching jacket, sporran and accessories on the page to complete the outfit
Angus Gordon –
Love my Clan Iron Horse Tartan Kilt.