Credits
Image credits
Who made each third-party image on this site, under what licence, and where to check it.
Photographs on this site are public domain or carry a free licence that permits reuse with credit. Each is credited beside the image and listed here. Images that are generated for illustration are labelled as such on the page and are not credited to a person. See the editorial policy for how images are chosen.
Tartan swatches are renderings from the Scottish Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland. The register allows free re-use of its images for fair-dealing purposes and asks for permission otherwise (its copyright statement).
Tartan swatches

Black Watch
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Buchanan
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Campbell
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Douglas
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Douglas, Grey
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Fraser
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Gordon
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Gordon Dress (Original)
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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MacDonald
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Mackenzie
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Royal Stewart
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Stewart Dress
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Wallace
Keeper of the Register of Tartans, Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland (Scottish Register of Tartans). Re-use beyond fair dealing needs NRS permission.
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Guide photographs

How much fabric for a kilt: yards, widths and pleats
Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0
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How to find your family tartan
SylviaStanley, CC BY-SA 3.0
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How to measure for a kilt
Rprakash1782, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kilt pins: what they do, where they go and how styles differ
Stubborn Stag, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Scottish caps: Balmoral, Glengarry, Tam o' Shanter and flat cap
SMcCandlish, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tartan Blankets and Throws: Fibre, Size, Care and History
Siemieniotka, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Tartan Dog Collars: Sizing, Materials and Hardware
Artgeller, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Tartan fabric: weights, fibres, widths and how to read a swatch
SMcCandlish, CC0 1.0
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Tartan skirts: cuts, lengths and how a skirt differs from a kilt
David Merrett, CC BY 2.0
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Types of kilts
Scottish Kilt Shop, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Types of kilts: traditional, modern, utility and casual compared
Oliver-Bonjoch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Types of Scottish hats
SMcCandlish, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Types of tartan fabric: weaves, finishes and look-alike cloths
tanakawho, CC BY 2.0
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What is a kilt?
Jongleur100, Public domain (released by the author; )
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What is tartan?
SMcCandlish, CC0 1.0
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Who can wear which tartan?
Dave Conner from Inverness, Scotland, CC BY 2.0
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Women's kilts: how they differ from men's kilts and tartan skirts
David Merrett, CC BY 2.0
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Wool vs acrylic tartan: what the evidence says
PKM, Public domain (photographer's release)
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Clan photographs

Buchanan
Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Douglas
Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Fraser
Craig Wallace, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Gordon
Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0
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MacDonald
W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Mackenzie
Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Wallace
Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0
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