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14th August 09, 07:35 AM
#11
 Originally Posted by Jock Scot
As I have said and with the greatest of respect.District tartans to us Scots are mainly irrelevant. Don't forget we have our own clan tartans! We don't need to "grasp at straws"(sorry, I can't think of a better way of saying it) to find/demonstrate a Scots connection. As a theoretical historical fact there is no doubting their ancestry. As to day to day use, and as I have respectfully pointed out, district tartans are mostly unknown and mostly unworn,in Scotland. I have no argument with the gentlemen you mention as, of course, from a historical and theoretical point of view, they are correct.
Jock,
I think we agree more than we disagree, so we'll leave it at that. 
Respectfully,
Todd
Last edited by macwilkin; 14th August 09 at 07:50 AM.
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