A question to stump the tartan experts.

**Monkey@Arms** · 19th January 07, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

So if the cheif of the Clan Campbell, the Duke of Argyle, says such-and-such is a clan tartan, then it truly is so. And if he says a certain tartan categorically is not (like the popular "Campbell of Argyle tartan") then it is not an official tartan of the clan. That's his perogative.

By the by, the family and district is Argyll.

http://www.inveraray-castle.com/Pages/content.asp

Best regards,

Jake not of that ilk

**macwilkin** · 22nd January 07, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms

By the by, the family and district is Argyll.

http://www.inveraray-castle.com/Pages/content.asp

Best regards,

Jake not of that ilk

Both spellings are correct. One of my Scottish ancestors in Iowa has the "Argyle" spelling on her tombstone.

Remember, 19th century folks were "creative spellers"!

T.