This tartan bears the name of the famous
42nd Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch), the premier Highland
Regiment first raised in 1729, as four independent companies of
Highlanders to patrol and keep the peace within the Highlands.
Their complement was increased in 1739 and the companies formed
into a regiment. The Black Watch has a long record of military
service to the nation. They were called "Freiceadan Dubh" by
the Highlanders in allusion to the sombre colours of their tartan
and to their employment as Watchers over the Highlands. The tartan
is claimed to be of Campbell origin.
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