The history of the Scottish clan system and their use of coloured plaids to distinguish and celebrate their kinship, a feature of Scottish life since the kindreds of the earliest Scots of the small kingdon of Dalriada blossomed into clans. The history if followed by 150 tartans, arranged by their clan in alphabetical order and pictured in colour, accompanied by detailed background notes and genealogy. From Abercromby to Wemyss...