66K views · 122 reactions | Weaving Wednesday and today this bright classic tartan is on the loom. This iconic plaid is the modern Buchanan. #lochcarronofscotland #madeinscotland #tartan #woven #classictartans #clothbythemeter #cloth #fabrics #sewing #cutlengths #kiltcloth #kilts #tartandress #scotland https://www.lochcarron.co.uk/tartan-fabric | Lochcarron of Scotland | Facebook

This is the Glen Affric tartan,the world’s oldest tartan. Discovered approximately forty years ago in a peat bog, the Glen A�ffric 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, this is the first to show a distinctive tartan pattern with multiple crossing lines of di�erent dyed yarns. It features the colours that dye analysis of the