Phillips of Wales Tartan Collection
Phillips of Wales Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Phillips name with a Welsh family tartan — the sons of Philip, long seated in Pembrokeshire, where Picton Castle stands above the Cleddau.
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About the Phillips of Wales Tartan
The Phillips of Wales tartan belongs to the series of modern Welsh family setts designed in the late 1990s by Sheila Daniel at the Cambrian Woollen Mill in Powys, with the Wales Tartan Centres.
These setts are modern designs rather than inherited patterns, and make no claim to medieval clan origins; the words "of Wales" identify the design series. They give Welsh families a cloth that names them.
Phillips Tartan Pattern and Colours
The Welsh family setts have their own conventions of thread and weave. This collection draws on deep greens with darker lines and a warm accent — the green of the Pembrokeshire fields running down to the sea cliffs, and the red of the dragon.
The Phillips Name
Phillips means son of Philip, a name that came into Wales through the church and the Normans and passed into the patronymic system as ap Philip. When fixed surnames took hold from the Tudor age, the form settled as Phillips and Philipps, with Phelps as a further variant.
The name is strongest in the south-west, above all in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. The Philipps family of Picton Castle, above the eastern Cleddau, were among the leading houses of the county for centuries, and the castle they held still stands in its woods and gardens. From this coast the name went with Welsh emigrants to America and beyond.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Phillips, Philipps and Phelps name, families with Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire roots, Welsh diaspora households and anyone who wants a tartan that names a Welsh family.
- ✓ Phillips and Philipps family
- ✓ Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire roots
- ✓ Picton and Cleddau heritage
- ✓ St David's Day and Eisteddfod wear
- ✓ Welsh ancestry gifts
- ✓ Deep green tartan style
How to Wear Phillips Tartan
Phillips tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its green palette is easy to pair for St David's Day, weddings, family gatherings and everyday heritage wear.
Phillips of Wales Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Phillips Welsh tartan, its origins and who may wear it.
Is the Phillips tartan ancient?
No — it is a modern Welsh family tartan from the late 1990s, designed at the Cambrian Woollen Mill in Powys.
What does the name Phillips mean?
Son of Philip — from ap Philip in the old Welsh patronymic system.
Where is the name most common?
In the south-west, above all in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.
What is Picton Castle?
A castle above the eastern Cleddau in Pembrokeshire, long held by the Philipps family and still standing in its gardens.
Are Phelps and Philipps the same name?
They are variants of the same root, all from the personal name Philip.
Who can wear the Phillips tartan?
Anyone of the Phillips, Philipps or Phelps name, or with a Welsh family connection.
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