Plans for a National Tartan Centre

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Many people, both at home and abroad, are surprised to learn that there is no National Museum for Tartan and Highland Dress, surely Scotland's unique cultural gift to the world. Having been involved with a number of private projects over the past 40 years I'm delighted to report that we may at last be on the cusp of achieving what has been a lifelong dream for many. This article in the Times headlines plans form the establishment of a National Tartan Centre in Stirling.

The STA is leading on this project and the selection of Stirling as the home of the Centre follows a detailed appraisal which examined a number of sites. We had no control over the article and the reference to Braveheart was probably inevitable, however,
Stirling is ideally suited as the location of choice for a number of reasons; it is geographically well placed with easy road and rail access and a gateway to the Highlands, contains a number of other important visitor sites (Bannockburn, Wallace Monument and Stirling Castle) and importantly, is close by to Wilsons of Bannockburn's George IV mill.

STA Blog. We are at the early stages of this exciting project which for the first time offers the opportunity to establish a world class Museum and Information Centre dedicaed to tartan and Highland Dress. If you're not a member the STA please consider joining and supporting our work to Preserve, Protect and Promote Tartan and Highland Dress.