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Auld Lang Syne
Jan 25
Burns Night
Tartan design unattributed
Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Khaki
May 19
T.E. Lawrence Dies (Lawrence of Arabia)
This tartan was designed to commemorate Lawrence of Arabia. The orange brown represents Wadi Rum and his famous raid on Aqaba as well as the warm internal hues and tones of Clouds Hill, his secluded Dorset retreat. Red represents his birthplace at Tremadoc and Welsh ancestry. The cross of Saint George is contrived in the sett to demonstrate his admiration for ‘Richard the Lionheart’ and his thesis on Crusader Castles. Blue and green represent Irish connections and two periods of RAF service.
Lermontov
Jun 6
Russian Language Day
This tartan is based upon the MacDuff, the designer drawing upon George Lermont's home county of Fife and its literary connection in Shakespeare's MacBeth in which MacDuff was given the fictional title of Thane of Fife. The white lines on blue symbolise St Andrew - patron saint of both Russia and Scotland - and the Scottish flag.
Abbotsford Check
Aug 15
Sir Walter Scott's Birthday
Sir Walter Scott
Aug 15
Sir Walter Scott's Birthday
According to the official tartan register records, this tartan (published in 1850) and was produced for his own use by Sir Walter Scott in 1822, and that he wore it in private, in the form of a Lowland shepherd's plaid.
Robert Burns
Jan 25
Burns Night
As well as making original compositions, Burns collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) "Auld Lang Syne" is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and "Scots Wha Hae" served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem.
Colonel T.E. Lawrence
May 19
T.E. Lawrence Dies (Lawrence of Arabia)
Thomas Edward Lawrence, sometimes known as "Lawrence of Arabia" was an archaeologist and British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18. From the painting by Augustus John (1919), "Colonel T.E. Lawrence"
Mikhail Lermontov
Jun 6
Russian Language Day
Descended from the Scottish family of Learmonth, this Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, was the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism.
Aug 15
Sir Walter Scott's Birthday
Sir Walter Scott in Rhymer's Glen
Aug 15
Sir Walter Scott's Birthday
Sir Henry Raeburn's portrait of Sir Walter Scott (1822), a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, Waverly, The Heart of Midlothian, and The Bride of Lammermoor.