About 500 years ago, someone in Scotland lost track of their tartan. A scrap of the fabric reemerged in a peat bog late in the 20th century. Carbon dating pegged the plaid to about 1500-1600 C.E., ...

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Season 1, Episode 7 of Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham, “Clans & Tartans.”] The clans play a large role in Scotland’s history and as ...

SEATTLE — It’s the freedom, they say. The freedom to move, to feel the breeze, to stay cool on a hot summer day. And all this freedom comes simply from banishing pants to the back of the closet, say ...

Kiltmakers and mills in Scotland offer services that include listing the pattern on a national registry. By Susanne Fowler DUNDEE, Scotland — Most people associate tartans with the kilts and plaid ...

If you're proudly wearing your kilt or sporting the family plaid as part of National Tartan Day, don't feel you have to go sans the underwear. The practice of wearing nothing beneath the kilt has been ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. An organization dedicated to overseeing tartans has offended some Scotsmen by telling them to put on ...

The time-honoured practice of wearing nothing beneath the kilt has been condemned - by an organisation dedicated to upholding Scottish traditions. 22 November 2010 • 6:55am The Scottish Tartans ...