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[Chas]

Hawick is just down the road.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Hawick" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: 2220
STWR ref: 2220
Designer: Elliot, Andrew
Tartan date: 01/01/1996
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: Designed by Andrew Elliot of Andrew Elliot Ltd, Forest Mill, Galashiels, Scotland. Appears to be a variation on Cockburn. Sample in Scottish Tartans Authority's Johnston Collection. Those notes say computer designed and 'section missed out'. Said to have been launched at a civic reception in Hawick as the official district tartan in February (14th) 1996.




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Chas

[Chas]

Same distance away is Selkirk.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Selkirk, New" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: 2304
STWR ref: 2304
Designer: Elliot, Andrew
Tartan date: 01/03/1996
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: Designed by Andrew Elliot of Andrew Elliot Ltd, Forest Mill, Selkirk, Scotland. 29th March 1996. Sample in Scottish Tartans Authority's Johnston Collection. Seven colours used which were all associated with the town.



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Chas

[Chas]

Same distance again is Melrose.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Melrose" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: 3926
STWR ref: none
Designer: Lochcarron of Scotland
Tartan date: Not Specified
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: Supported by Melrose Community Council and Traders' Association. To be used for promotional purposes and specifically for a gift in the new tartan to Her Majesty the Queen who will be visiting Melrose in the spring (2002) which has been chosen as the final venue for the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations in Scotland. Lochcarron swatch.



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Chas

[Chas]

Just a little further is Coldstream.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Coldstream" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: 2650
STWR ref: 2650
Designer: Hek, Ronnie
Tartan date: 01/01/1999
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: Chosen by the people of the small Scottish Borders' town of Coldstream from four designs by Ronnie Hek of Coldstream and accepted by the relevant District Council. Colours may not all be right - obscure references used.



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Chas

[Chas]

A mere 45 miles up the road is Edinburgh.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Edinburgh, City of" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: 2400
STWR ref: 2400
Designer: Kinloch Anderson Ltd
Tartan date: 01/10/1997
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: Designed for the City of Edinburgh Council, this sett is based on the Stewart Old clan tartan because of the City's kinship with the Stewarts. The colours are of the Arms of the City of Edinburgh, which feature a central silver shield showing a three towered castle with black stone work.



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Chas

[Chas]

Within the Edinburgh area is Musselburgh.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Musselburgh" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: 620
STWR ref: 620
Designer: Lawson, G
Tartan date: 01/01/1956
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: Designed around 1956 by G Lawson of the Musselburgh Co-operative Society. The pattern was devised for the Musselburgh 'Riding of the Marches' celebrations of 1956. It incorporates the Blue and White of Musselburgh, the Blue and Yellow of the Fisherrow fishermen, and the Red of the Musselburgh Crusaders Riding Club. The Riding of the Marches traditionally took place every 2 years. Sample in Scottish Tartans Authority Johnston Collection. Dalgety Archives say designed by the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society textile designers in Glasgow. The azure is described as an 'azurey/blueish, greenishy colour'.



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Chas

[Chas]

Halfway to Edinburgh is Lauder.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Lauder" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: none
STWR ref: 1718
Designer: Not Specified
Tartan date: Not Specified
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: District

Restrictions:

Registration notes: This sample comes from the MacGregor-Hastie collection which forms the basis of the cloth archives of the Scottish Tartans Society. Some of the samples, including this one, were unmarked. One can assume that the sample dates between 1930 and 1950.



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Chas