Pitcairn Tartan Collection
Pitcairn Family Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Pitcairn name with a Scottish heritage tartan — an old family of Fife and Perthshire whose name, carried from a Pictish hillside, now marks an island in the far Pacific.
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About the Pitcairn Family Tartan
The Pitcairn name is a Scottish territorial name, taken from lands called Pitcairn in Fife and Perthshire. The first element is the old Pictish pett, meaning a portion or holding of land, joined to cairn, a heap of stones — so the name carries in it the speech of the Picts themselves. The family are recorded as the Pitcairns of that Ilk.
As a family name rather than a Highland clan, Pitcairn is most fittingly matched with a family or Fife district tartan. This collection brings a fitting Scottish tartan into wearable apparel, accessories, home decor and heritage gifts.
Pitcairn Tartan Pattern and Colours
This collection draws on a cool ground of teal and green crossed with black and lifted by a soft line — the colours of the Fife coast and the Firth of Forth, fitting for a name that reached from a Scottish hillside to the far side of the world.
Pitcairn Heritage
Historians reckon the name of great antiquity in the counties of Fife and Perth, where several places bear it, and most families of the name spring from that country. The Pitcairns of that Ilk gained the lands of Forthar in Fife by marrying the heiress of Ramsay, and their arms — quartered with the Ramsay eagle — are recorded in the Lyon register. Robert Pitcairn, Commendator of Dunfermline and Secretary of State for Scotland, who died in 1584, lies buried in Dunfermline Abbey.
The name travelled far. A young midshipman of the family, Robert Pitcairn, born at Burntisland in Fife in 1752, was the first to sight a remote island in the South Pacific while serving aboard HMS Swallow in 1767 — and Pitcairn Island has carried the family name ever since. Others of the name became physicians, antiquaries and men of letters in Edinburgh and London, and the name spread with the emigrations to America and beyond.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Pitcairn and Pitcairne name, families with Fife and Perthshire roots, and anyone who wishes to honour an old Scottish territorial name with a story that reached the ends of the earth.
- ✓ Pitcairn and Pitcairne family
- ✓ Fife and Perthshire roots
- ✓ Forthar and Burntisland heritage
- ✓ Family gatherings and reunions
- ✓ Scottish ancestry gifts
- ✓ Teal and green tartan style
How to Wear Pitcairn Tartan
A Pitcairn 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.
Pitcairn Family Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Pitcairn name, the tartan its members wear and why it matters for Scottish heritage shoppers.
Does Pitcairn have its own clan tartan?
Pitcairn is a family name rather than a Highland clan, so it is most fittingly worn with a family or Fife district tartan.
What does the name Pitcairn mean?
It comes from the Pictish pett, a portion of land, joined to cairn, a heap of stones — the name of lands in Fife and Perthshire.
Where is the Pitcairn name from?
From Fife and Perthshire, where the name is reckoned of great antiquity and several places carry it.
Is Pitcairn Island named after the family?
Yes — after Robert Pitcairn, a midshipman born at Burntisland in Fife, who first sighted the island in 1767.
Who was Robert Pitcairn of Dunfermline?
Commendator of Dunfermline and Secretary of State for Scotland, who died in 1584 and is buried in Dunfermline Abbey.
Who can wear the Pitcairn tartan?
Anyone of the Pitcairn or Pitcairne name, or with a family connection, can wear a family or Fife district tartan.
Carry the Pitcairn Name with Pride
Discover family and district tartan clothing, accessories and gifts for the Pitcairn family — honouring Fife, Perthshire and a name carried across the world.
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