Scottish Register of Tartans

E276554

national database tartan register

The Scottish Register of Tartans is the official national database that records, preserves, and provides authoritative information on tartan designs associated with Scotland and beyond.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Scottish Register of Tartans canonical	10
Scottish tartan authorities	2
Scottish tartan registers	2
Keeper of the Scottish Register of Tartans	1
Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008	1
Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 explanatory notes	1
Scottish Tartans Authority register	1
Scottish Tartans World Register	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2549696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scottish Register of Tartans
Context triple: [Douglas tartan, registeredIn, Scottish Register of Tartans]

A. Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
The Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland is the official national record of legally granted and recorded coats of arms and heraldic bearings in Scotland.
B. Douglas tartan
Douglas tartan is the distinctive woven pattern of colored checks and stripes traditionally associated with Scotland’s historic Clan Douglas.
C. Newfoundland tartan
The Newfoundland tartan is a distinctive plaid pattern symbolizing the cultural heritage and natural landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador.
D. Court of the Lord Lyon
The Court of the Lord Lyon is Scotland’s heraldic authority and court of law responsible for regulating coats of arms and matters of genealogy and heraldry.
E. Scottish heraldry
Scottish heraldry is the distinct system of coats of arms and armorial traditions in Scotland, governed by strict legal regulation and characterized by symbols such as the saltire, thistle, and unicorn.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scottish Register of Tartans
Target entity description: The Scottish Register of Tartans is the official national database that records, preserves, and provides authoritative information on tartan designs associated with Scotland and beyond.

A. Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
The Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland is the official national record of legally granted and recorded coats of arms and heraldic bearings in Scotland.
B. Douglas tartan
Douglas tartan is the distinctive woven pattern of colored checks and stripes traditionally associated with Scotland’s historic Clan Douglas.
C. Newfoundland tartan
The Newfoundland tartan is a distinctive plaid pattern symbolizing the cultural heritage and natural landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador.
D. Court of the Lord Lyon
The Court of the Lord Lyon is Scotland’s heraldic authority and court of law responsible for regulating coats of arms and matters of genealogy and heraldry.
E. Scottish heraldry
Scottish heraldry is the distinct system of coats of arms and armorial traditions in Scotland, governed by strict legal regulation and characterized by symbols such as the saltire, thistle, and unicorn.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national database ⓘ tartan register ⓘ
accessPolicy	publicly searchable online ⓘ
appointedBy	Scottish Ministers ⓘ linked to: Cabinet of the Scottish Government
associatedWith	Scottish culture ⓘ Scottish heritage ⓘ clan tartans ⓘ commemorative tartans ⓘ corporate tartans ⓘ
classification	national cultural heritage register ⓘ
contains	tartan colour descriptions ⓘ tartan date of registration ⓘ tartan designer information ⓘ tartan designs ⓘ tartan names ⓘ tartan reference numbers ⓘ tartan technical specifications ⓘ tartan thread counts ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
dataAccess	free search ⓘ online registration application ⓘ
dataFormat	digital database ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	official recognition of tartan designs ⓘ
hasRegistrationProcess	application-based submission ⓘ assessment against statutory criteria ⓘ
inception	2009-02-05 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 ⓘ linked to: Scottish Register of Tartans
legislatedBy	Scottish Parliament ⓘ
location	Edinburgh ⓘ
maintainedBy	Keeper of the Scottish Register of Tartans ⓘ linked to: Scottish Register of Tartans
officialWebsite	https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk ⓘ
operator	National Records of Scotland ⓘ
partOf	National Records of Scotland services ⓘ
predecessor	Scottish Tartans Authority register ⓘ linked to: Scottish Register of Tartans Scottish Tartans World Register ⓘ linked to: Scottish Register of Tartans
purpose	preserve tartan designs ⓘ provide authoritative information on tartans ⓘ record tartan designs ⓘ
replaced	informal tartan registration systems ⓘ
scope	Scotland ⓘ international tartans ⓘ
sector	government ⓘ
subject	tartan ⓘ
subjectOf	Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 explanatory notes ⓘ linked to: Scottish Register of Tartans

How these facts were elicited