Protheroe of Wales Tartan Collection
Protheroe of Wales Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Protheroe name with a Welsh family tartan — from ap Rhydderch, a name that reaches back to the British kings of the Old North.
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About the Protheroe of Wales Tartan
The Protheroe 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.
Welsh tartan is a recent tradition rather than an inherited one, and these designs carry no medieval clan history; the words "of Wales" mark the design series. What they offer is a cloth that names a Welsh family whose own name is very old indeed.
Protheroe Tartan Pattern and Colours
The Welsh setts follow their own conventions of thread and weave. This collection draws on deep blues and greens with darker lines — colours suited to a name that belonged first to the British kingdoms of the north and later to the Tywi valley.
The Protheroe Name
Protheroe comes from ap Rhydderch, son of Rhydderch, and the personal name behind it is one of the oldest in the Brythonic world. Rhydderch Hael — Rhydderch the Generous — ruled the British kingdom of Alt Clut, later Strathclyde, in the sixth century, in the age of the poems that Welsh tradition remembers as the Hen Ogledd, the Old North.
When fixed surnames replaced the patronymic system from the Tudor age, ap Rhydderch gave Protheroe, Prothero, Prytherch and Prydderch, forms still found today. The name settled above all in Carmarthenshire and the counties of the south-west, and travelled with Welsh families to America, Australia and beyond.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Protheroe, Prothero, Prytherch and Prydderch name, families with Carmarthenshire and south-west Wales roots, lovers of early British history and anyone who wants a tartan that names a Welsh family.
- ✓ Protheroe and Prytherch family
- ✓ Carmarthenshire and south-west roots
- ✓ Old North and Brythonic heritage
- ✓ St David's Day and Eisteddfod wear
- ✓ Welsh ancestry gifts
- ✓ Deep blue tartan style
How to Wear Protheroe Tartan
Protheroe tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its deep blue palette is smart and easy to pair for St David's Day, weddings and everyday heritage wear.
Protheroe of Wales Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Protheroe Welsh tartan, its origins and who may wear it.
Is the Protheroe 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 Protheroe mean?
It comes from ap Rhydderch, son of Rhydderch — the Welsh ap run together with the name.
Who was Rhydderch Hael?
Rhydderch the Generous, a sixth-century ruler of the British kingdom of Alt Clut, later Strathclyde, in the Old North.
What was the Hen Ogledd?
The Old North — the British kingdoms of what is now southern Scotland and northern England, remembered in early Welsh poetry.
How else is the name spelled?
Prothero, Prytherch and Prydderch are all forms of the same name.
Who can wear the Protheroe tartan?
Anyone of the Protheroe, Prothero, Prytherch or Prydderch name, or with a Welsh family connection.
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