Pentland Tartan Collection
Pentland Family Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Pentland name with a Scottish heritage tartan — an old Midlothian family whose name is written across the hills that rise south of Edinburgh.
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About the Pentland Family Tartan
The Pentland name is a Scottish territorial name, taken from the barony and old parish of Pentland in Midlothian, which lay between Straiton and Roslin under the hills that still carry the name. From these lands the family took their name in the old Scottish way, as the Pentlands of that Ilk.
As a family name rather than a Highland clan, Pentland is most fittingly matched with a family or Lothian district tartan. This collection brings a fitting Scottish tartan into wearable apparel, everyday accessories, home decor and meaningful heritage gifts.
Pentland Tartan Pattern and Colours
This collection draws on a cool ground of blue and green crossed with black and lifted by fine lines — the blues and greens of the Pentland Hills themselves, smooth heathy moorland rising above the Lothian plain.
Pentland Heritage
The name is on record from early times: Adam of Pentland was a monk of the Abbey of Holyrood about 1298, and Ralph de Penteland was sent to Montrose on the king's business in 1304, while others of the name appear in documents about Edinburgh through the 14th and 15th centuries. The family lost their lands during the Wars of Independence, when Robert the Bruce granted Pentland and its moor to Sir Henry St Clair of Roslin for his service.
The Sinclairs held the barony until 1633, when it was sold to the Gibsones, and the line of the Pentlands of that Ilk passed through an heiress to the Campbells, their arms still quartered in the Lyon register. Of the old parish only the churchyard remains, where among the stones lie men who fell at Rullion Green in the Pentland Hills in 1666. The hills themselves keep the name known the world over, as do the Pentland Firth and Skerries in the far north.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Pentland name, families with Midlothian, Edinburgh and Lothian roots, lovers of the Pentland Hills and anyone who wishes to honour an old Scottish territorial name.
- ✓ Pentland family and descendants
- ✓ Midlothian and Lothian roots
- ✓ Pentland Hills heritage
- ✓ Family gatherings and reunions
- ✓ Scottish ancestry gifts
- ✓ Blue and green tartan style
How to Wear Pentland Tartan
A Pentland family or district tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts — easy to style for everyday heritage wear, family occasions and meaningful gifts.
Pentland Family Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Pentland name, the tartan its members wear and why it matters for Scottish heritage shoppers.
Does Pentland have its own clan tartan?
Pentland is a family name rather than a Highland clan, so it is most fittingly worn with a family or Lothian district tartan.
What does the name Pentland mean?
It is a territorial name, taken from the barony and old parish of Pentland in Midlothian, south of Edinburgh.
Where is the Pentland name from?
From Midlothian, where the old parish lay between Straiton and Roslin beneath the Pentland Hills.
What happened to the Pentland lands?
The family lost them in the Wars of Independence, when Robert the Bruce granted Pentland to Sir Henry St Clair of Roslin.
Is the Pentland Firth connected?
The Firth in the far north carries the same name from a different root, recalling the old Norse name for the land of the Picts.
Who can wear the Pentland tartan?
Anyone of the Pentland name, or with a family connection, can wear a family or Lothian district tartan.
Carry the Pentland Name with Pride
Discover family and district tartan clothing, accessories and gifts for the Pentland family — honouring Midlothian and the hills that bear the name.
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