Spottiswood Tartan Collection
Spottiswood Family Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Spottiswood name with a Scottish heritage tartan — an old Berwickshire family that gave Scotland an archbishop, a historian and a line of lairds in the Lammermuir country.
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About the Spottiswood Family Tartan
The Spottiswood name — also Spottiswoode and Spotswood — is a Scottish territorial name, taken from the lands of Spottiswoode in Berwickshire, under the Lammermuir Hills. The family are recorded as the Spottiswoodes of that Ilk, holding their ground among the lairds of the eastern Borders.
As a family name rather than a Highland clan, Spottiswood is most fittingly matched with a family or Borders district tartan. This collection brings a fitting Scottish tartan into wearable apparel, accessories, home decor and heritage gifts.
Spottiswood Tartan Pattern and Colours
This collection draws on a cool ground of blue and green crossed with black and lifted by fine lines — dignified colours of the Berwickshire country, its farmland rising to the Lammermuir hills.
Spottiswood Heritage
The lands of Spottiswoode lie in Berwickshire, in the parish of Westruther near Lauder, and gave their name to the family who held them from medieval times. Theirs was the settled life of the eastern Border lairds, farming good ground and serving in the affairs of the sheriffdom.
The most distinguished of the name was John Spottiswoode, born in 1565, who rose to be Archbishop of St Andrews and Chancellor of Scotland, and who crowned Charles I at Holyrood in 1633. He was also a historian, whose History of the Church of Scotland remains a source for the period. From Berwickshire the name spread across Scotland and, with the emigrations, to Virginia and beyond.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Spottiswood, Spottiswoode and Spotswood name, families with Berwickshire and Border roots, and anyone who wishes to honour an old Scottish territorial name.
- ✓ Spottiswood and Spottiswoode family
- ✓ Berwickshire and Lammermuir roots
- ✓ Border lairdly heritage
- ✓ Family gatherings and reunions
- ✓ Scottish ancestry gifts
- ✓ Blue and green tartan style
How to Wear Spottiswood Tartan
A Spottiswood 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.
Spottiswood Family Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Spottiswood name, the tartan its members wear and why it matters for Scottish heritage shoppers.
Does Spottiswood have its own clan tartan?
Spottiswood is a family name rather than a Highland clan, so it is most fittingly worn with a family or Borders district tartan.
What does the name Spottiswood mean?
It is a territorial name from the lands of Spottiswoode in Berwickshire, under the Lammermuir Hills.
Where is the Spottiswood name from?
From the parish of Westruther near Lauder in Berwickshire, in the eastern Scottish Borders.
Who was Archbishop Spottiswoode?
John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St Andrews and Chancellor of Scotland, who crowned Charles I at Holyrood in 1633.
How else is the name spelled?
Spottiswoode and Spotswood are the common variant spellings of the name.
Who can wear the Spottiswood tartan?
Anyone of the Spottiswood name, or with a family connection, can wear a family or district tartan.
Carry the Spottiswood Name with Pride
Discover family and district tartan clothing, accessories and gifts for the Spottiswood family — honouring Berwickshire and the Lammermuir country.
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