PAISLEY (ANCIENT) - Tartans beginning with 'U' where - apart from the

where - apart from the drummer - the entire contingent was killed

describes the figure as wearing the 'regimental' tartan with a red line to distinguish the philabeg from the belted plaid

There was thought of calling it the 'Ayr Tartan' but that was discarded in favour of the present name which more aptly celebrated the bicentenary of the poet's birth

The name Ruthven comes from the old Barony of Ruthven in Angus

PAISLEY (ANCIENT) - Tartans beginning with 'U' where - apart from theDesigned by Allan C. Drennan who created it in 1952 when it won a first prize at Kelso Highland Show as the Paisley district tartan. The designer worked for Anchor Mills in Paisley. It has since also come to be regarded as a family tartan for those of the name Paisley. D C Dalgliesh also exhibits this sett as "Drennan".