A guide to the Clans and Tartans of Scotland: From Scottish Clan Information to Clan Merchandise, Handmade Kilts, Highland Outfits ... everything a true Scot should need and know.
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Lambswool Tartan Scarf in the 'Papal' Tartan *New* (IB-PAP24)

The Tartan Worn by Pope Benedict XVI in Scotland
The St Ninian Day tartan was specially woven to commemorate St Ninians day 2010 and the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland on the same day. The Pope was seen all over the world as he wore a lightweight scarf of this tartans on his visit to Scotland.

This is a special edition tartan and apart from ties and scarves many other items are available so please contact us if you have specific requirements.
Price: £19.99 inc VAT
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Product code: IB-PAP24



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The Scottish company who makes this tartan scarf has been established for over 50 years, they pride themselves on high quality Scottish products made from wool tartan woven in the border town of Selkirk.

The Tartan was designed by Matthew Newsome, Director of the Scottish Tartans Museum and he explains the design as follows: "The white line on blue field draws upon Scotland's national colours while the greens reflect the lichens growing on the stones of Whithorn in Galloway. It was there that Ninian first brought the gospel to the shores of Scotland over 1600 years ago. The white lines are also accompanied by a pair of red lines reflecting the colours of Cardinal Newman's crest and finally the thin yellow lines together with the white reflect the colours of the Vatican". "In terms of weaving, each white line on the green contains exactly 8 threads; one for each Catholic Diocese in Scotland. There are 452 threads in the design representing the number of catholic parishes".

Normally these tartan Scarves are not held in stock and have to be ordered in from the supplier who hold a small stock of each tartan - this normally takes around 10-15 days longer but we can rush an order if required and in some cases we can arrange to have an order shipped by the supplier direct.

Where these tartan scarves are made
Our tartan handkerchiefs are made in Glasgow



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