Quote Originally Posted by Colonel MacNeal View Post
Some tartans have a history of being used both as clan tartans and as district tartans. However, some may not.

My question is, for example, if a person had ancestors from the Cunningham(e) District of Ayrshire, could they wear a Cunningham tartan as a district tartan without suffering too much criticism?

Cheers, ColMac
Is the Cunningham tartan the same as the Ayrshire disrict tartan? If it is, then there is no criticism. Generally speaking, I would expect a clan tartan to take precedence over a district tartan if they are not the same. In truth, very few would even know what a Cunningham tartan, or, the Ayrshire district tartan was. I mean no offence, but I certainly don't!