This is Scotland’s oldest tartan, the Glen Affric tartan! This might be my favourite video I’ve shared this year and I often get questions about this kilt, so here’s a video I made back in May talking all about it. Discovered approximately forty years ago in a peat bog, the Glen Affric Tartan underwent testing organised by The Scottish Tartans Authority to confirm it was indeed the oldest surviving piece of tartan, dating from 1500-1600. Although earlier cloths have been discovered in Scotland,

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