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| Description | The "Glen Affric tartan", an artefact dating to c. 1500–1600 AD, is Scotland's oldest known surviving specimen of true tartan cloth. It was discovered in a peat bog in the early 1980s. On loan from the Scottish Tartans Authority for display at V&A Dundee museum as part of the Tartan exhibition opening 1 April 2023. |
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| Source | Proximal source: https://media.vandadundee.org/assetbank-vandadundee/images/assetbox/b15c7666-9ffb-4c8b-b454-e70c54e72d6b/assetbox.html ; ultimate source: Alan Richardson, Pix-AR.co.uk |
| Author | Alan Richardson, Dundee: Pix-AR.co.uk |
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