Black Watch Tartan Wool Blanket

Gorgeous All Wool Blankets by Edinburgh Tartan Wool Collection. Matching Wool Throw Cushions also available.

100% wool tartan blanket throws that have been our best sellers over the years!

These tartan blankets add a warm, cozy feeling to any home.  Makes a beautiful touch of rustic country flair at your cottage and to any living room. They are perfect to add to around the house as the cold season approaches, plus they're also in their element for a summer picnic! A great gift for well-loved clients.

FEATURES

• Fine Merino Wool Blanket 69″x62″

• In 1725, General George Wade, the commander of British forces in North Britain authorised the formation of six independent companies of troops to police the Highlanders. One company was raised by Col William Grant of Ballindalloch. The companies were known locally as the ‘Black Watch’ and were eventually consolidated to form the 43rd (later 42nd) Royal Highland Regiment. The Independent Companies wore a dark blue, black and green plaid which was woven by over sixty weavers in Strathspey, the country of Clan Grant. A portrait of Robert Grant of Lurg, circa 1769, is in the National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle. The painting depicts the subject in a coat and plaid in the Black Watch tartan. An early sample of the Black Watch tartan labelled ‘Grant’ is in the collection of Lt Gen Sir William Cockburn at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Another swatch of this ‘Grant’ tartan was added to the collection of the Highland Society of London in 1822.