Black Watch Tartan

[Jock Scot]

My first kilt has been a Black Watch and I' think I'll have always a Black Watch to wear sometimes, better in regimentla weight.

Good for you,laddie.

[Colonel MacNeal]

A few years ago, at an open air event, a 60ish man wearing a bonnet actually sneered at my BlackWatch kilt and grumbled "Harrumph - Damn Campbell." I didn't feel like taking the time to deal with him.

There are also so Royal Stewart snobs about. While I don't personnallly care for the RS tartan, I would never express displeasure to another person wearing that kilt.

[Scotus]

I have no problem with the look of the Black Watch; however, I think there are a lot of historical and religious overtones that makes the Black Watch a undesirable tartan for some. The Black Watch is seen by some as an historic symbol of the Protestant Hanoverians, as opposed to the loyalty most of the Highlanders had to the Catholic King James II of England.

From the okmilmuseum site: "Gaelic speaking, Catholic and suspect in their loyalty to the protestant Hanoverian King George II in London, the Black Watch were raised to watch the highlands and provide the outward example of allegiance to the crown."

[The Barry]

A few years ago, at an open air event, a 60ish man wearing a bonnet actually sneered at my BlackWatch kilt and grumbled "Harrumph - Damn Campbell."

That's funny. I keep forgetting that BW and Campbell are the same thing. I like how he assumed that you were a Campbell and not just some guy in a kilt, the BW being the most universal tartan.

[Oldhiker]

Back in the day

Not all BW were Campbells, 3 of the 6 regiments were Campbells
Not all Campbells were in the BW

so it is hard to assume BW = Campbell. Plus this was a long time ago.

The BW is a nice tartan, glad to see they copied it from the Lamonts.

That is not really the case, I jest. The BW was first designed for the regment and both the Campbell & Lamont clans later used it for the basis of their tartans.
The Lamont's added a white line,
The Campbells have several tartans, they added a yellow line, a yellow & white line or a yellow & red line.

[Sammac]

Black Watch is definitely on my list, just a bit darker than my Campbell kilt which I wore today. A nice heavy 22oz would be nice for the cold days!

[The Barry]

Black Watch is definitely on my list, just a bit darker than my Campbell kilt which I wore today. A nice heavy 22oz would be nice for the cold days!

I'm confused, if you have a Campbell, don't you in fact have a Black Watch?

[English Bloke]

... A few years ago, at an open air event, a 60ish man wearing a bonnet actually sneered at my BlackWatch kilt and grumbled "Harrumph - Damn Campbell." I didn't feel like taking the time to deal with him...

How ignorant! How very rude! You showed much greater restraint than I would have.

[Sir William]

I like the Black Watch (ie, government sett) and the history and honor of the Scottish soldier it represents.

My second kilt, and favorite, was in the Black Watch tartan. I picked it partly because I reenacted two 18th century Highland Regiments, both of which wore that tartan, and secondly because I was on active duty at the time and there were no other military tartans at the time.

[Bigkahuna]

I have had 3 kilts in the Government sett as well as RS and Saffron. The Black Watch has to be my hands down favorite. Don't forget the 71st and 84th in your list of regiments who wore this tartan.