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Kilts
Traditional, eight-yard knife-pleated kilt, the feileadh beag (or 'phi..
Ideal for informal events and days out. They are especially good as starter..
Always stylish, we make tailored Tartan Trews with years of experience. Whe.. - Jackets
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Sporrans
Dress Sporrans are the most formal and eye-catching type of civilian sporra..
The trusty 'all-rounder': not as informal as the Day Sporran, not as formal..
The Day Sporran is a trusty, durable everyday accessory for your Highlandwe..
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Women
Whether you’re heading out for a brisk evening walk or attending a sophist..
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, our waistcoat will feature yo..
St Kilda’s Tweed blazers and waistcoats are meticulously handcrafted in Sc..-240x240w.jpg "Handbags and Sporranbags")
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Accessories
Kilt shoes, also known as Ghillie Brogues, are traditional Scottish footwea..
Kilt socks, also known as kilt hose, are knee-high socks worn as part of tr..
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Here you will find buttons and swatches. We recommend swatches as the best..
Kilt flashes are decorative garters worn with traditional long hose, servin..
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Crest Meaning: Dunbar
This crest has been in use since George Dunbar (1340-1422) Earl of March and Dunbar, Lord Annandale and Man, whose crest was a bridled horse’s neck and head. This was used to seal documents dated to 1371 and 1373, making this one of the oldest crests still in use today, although his horse emerged from a coronet, rather than a simple wreath as it does now. Prior to this, the medieval seals used by the earls of Dunbar featured a man in armour upon horseback. (Nisbet’s System of Heraldry,1722, p.268; R.R. Stoddart, Scottish Arms being a Collection of Armorial Bearings 1370-1678, p.10).
The motto ‘in promptu’ (meaning ‘in readiness’) is much more modern, and not recorded by Nisbet in 1722 (although it is mentioned in relation to Trotter, whose crest is a man holding a horse). The earliest instance of this seems to come in 1798, when it was recorded as the motto of Dunbar of Mochrum (Sir Robert Douglas, the Baronage of Scotland, 1798, p.113-8). The Dunbars of Mochrum are the currently chiefly family of the Dunbars, as the earls of Dunbar were forfeited to the Crown by King James I, and the last earl died in 1455.
MKP 12 September 2023