Tweedmill Textiles Black Watch Tartan Premium Wool Travel Rug

• 150 x 183cms / 59” x 72” including rolled fringe
• 1.2kg / 2.6lbs
• 100% Pure Wool
• Made in Great Britain by Tweedmill Textiles
• Dry Clean: Yes Machine Washable: Yes (Wool, Cool or Hand Wash with Slow Spin)

A softer and thicker version of our standard wool Tartan Travel Throw this blanket is in the Black Watch or Government Tartan. It is not as soft as the Lambswool or Cashmere but is more suitable for everyday use on a sofa or chair. Some customers have bought them for their (very lucky) dogs! Machine washable only on a cool or wool wash.About the tartan: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.