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The Isle of Skye tartan blends rich, heathery purples with shades of misty and mossy greens.
The
Isle of Skye, long celebrated for its beauty in poetry and song, is
situated off the west coast of Scotland, connected to the mainland by a
bridge. The island’s largest town is Portree, famous for the brightly
coloured houses in its harbour.
Skye’s history includes a period
of Norse rule and domination by Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald. It
suffered particularly in the 18th-century following the Jacobite
Risings, and with the breaking up of the clan system, and following the
Highland Clearances that led entire communities to have to leave their
land – some via forced emigrations.
After the failed Jacobite
Rebellion of 1745, Flora MacDonald helped to rescue Prince Charles
Edward Stuart from the Hanoverian troops, disguising him and taking him
to Skye to hide.
Today, the main industries are tourism, agriculture, fishing and
forestry. About a third of the residents are fluent in the Gaelic
language, which is important to island culture.
The island’s
peninsulas spread out from the Cuillin mountain range. Heather moors
dominate the local flora; and golden eagles, red deer and Atlantic
salmon are wildlife to be found in the area.
The Isle of Skye tartan was registered by Mrs Rosemary Nicolson
Samios in 1992, an Australian of Skye descent, now living on Skye. It
was selected through a worldwide competition won by weaver Angus MacLeod
from Lewis who designed and produced the first commercial quantities in
1993 at Lochcarron Weavers in North Strome. The colours of the tartan
depict those of the island, often called the “Misty Isle”.
About the notebook:
This notebook is made with cloth woven in mills in the United Kingdom.
Notebook pages and paper components are made with 80 gsm acid-free paper from
sustainable forests. Boards used in the binding process are made of 100%
recycled paper. This hardback notebook is bound in genuine British
tartan cloth with an elastic closure, ribbon market, eight perforated
end leaves and expandable inner note holder. It contains a removable
booklet about the history of clan tartans, and a bookmark that gives
information on the Isle of Skye tartan.
192 pages.
Left side blank, right side ruled.
Trimmed page size: 21 × 13 cm.
ISBN: 978-1-84934-452-4
Kinloch Anderson:
The tartan cloth is supplied by and produced with the authority of
Kinloch Anderson Scotland, holders of Royal Warrants of Appointment as
Tailors and Kiltmakers to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and
HRH The Prince of Wales.