SMITH [GOW/ HUNTING SMITH] (WEATHERED) - Tartans beginning with 'I' A bold yet soft balance

A bold yet soft balance of deep charcoal and slate threads combine to create a dramatic effect

in the form of a Lowland shepherd's plaid

Many emigrated and some changed their name: Bartholomew is a Southern form of the name

Ramsay of Dalhousie was created Earl of Dalhousie in 1633

from which she knitted the accompanying hose when a girl at the turn of the last century

SMITH [GOW/ HUNTING SMITH] (WEATHERED) - Tartans beginning with 'I' A bold yet soft balanceAlso known as Gow (Hebridean Hunting). This is Gow Hunting tartan with the dark blue stripe changed to azure. Gow is the Gaelic form of Smith meaning metal worker or armourer. Status: CURRENTLY WEAVING (due for completion 31st May 2025)