What is a Tartan Sporran?
The sporran is a Scottish Gaelic for “purse” which is a traditional part of scottish highland dress and is purely made up of Tartan & Leather, it’s a pouch that performs the same function as pockets on the pocketless kilt which helps you to keep your belongings like phone, money or wallet. It comes with an adjustable belt and chain to hold well. Tartan Sporran is the best matching accessory to look perfect.
Wearing a Sporran
Sporrans should be worn about 3 to 5 inches below the top of your kilt. You yourself will know what feels comfortable, but they are always worn in the centre of your Kilt. In this way, it’s the best kilt accessory to look perfect from top to bottom like a real kilt lover.
Some Famous Tartan Sporrans
Let’s talk about design. A Sporran has changed over time to become more practical, initially extremely simple in design, and gathered at the top by basic drawstrings. This feature has stayed consistent in the design of a sporran, and that is the tassels at the front. When sporrans were first made, materials that were used were either clan tartan fabric, leather or skin.
Types of Tartan Sporrans:
Today, there are many types of Sporrans that are suitable for different occasions, like:
Royal Stewart Tartan Sporran
The royal stewart tartan sporran is one of the most recognisable Scottish tartans and is often simply referred to as the Royal Tartan in which the red ground changed to white. It’s simply the most widely worn tartan in the world that comes with matching split fabric tassels.
Black Watch Sporran
The world’s famous black watch sporran is a navy blue-dark green-black pattern. Its basic check of dark blues and greens make it one the most ‘neutral’ tartan sporrans to use, so is often a good alternative if you can’t find your own clan tartan produced in a ribbon
Tartan Sporrans
The brown watch sporran is a trade version of the Black Watch with a background which was completely tan and has blue in the background, one set of black tramlines on the brown band. Moreover, It’s unique kilt sporran to match with your Brown Watch tartan kilt. The cornish sporran is in yellowish mustard colour running in blue squares with the thinner white and black lines. This design of Tartan Sporran is the most popular with Cornishmen. The cumbernauld sporran is the same as the MacKenzie, except for a change in the colour scheme. Green was incorporated with modern blue, black and red to represent a new eye-catching and striking sporran.
Fraser Sporran
The fraser sporran comes in red color, with thick navy and green stripes and thinner white stripes along with leather with a leather strap and chain.
Armstrong Sporran
The armstrong sporran is mainly green and navy, striped with thick red lines and thinner black lines. It is mostly famous because Neil Armstrong took a piece of this tartan into space with him in 1969
Henderson Sporran
The henderson sporran is dark green, navy blue, black, yellow and white in colour. Also, this is the main and most popular Sporran available.
All our matching tartan sporran are entirely made of high-quality leather strap and tartan panel that last for years to use. You will find it the same as the 1st day.
Get Matching Tartan Sporran with your kilt!
Our Sporrans are crafted using high quality materials and come with a complimentary chain strap. Choose your Sporrans from scottish tartan shop based on the events you need to attend and be sure that you have one for every occasion.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a sporran and why is it needed?
Sporran is Gaelic for purse. A kilt has no pockets, so the sporran carries what pockets normally would — phone, keys, wallet. It hangs at the front on a chain or leather strap fastened around the hips. Beyond the practical role, its weight helps keep the front apron of the kilt hanging straight.
Where should a sporran sit?
Centred on the front apron, roughly three to five inches below the top of the kilt, which for most people is about a hand’s width under the belt buckle. Too high looks cramped against the belt; too low swings when you walk. The chain rests on the hips, not on the kilt waistband.
What is the difference between a day and a dress sporran?
Formality. A day sporran is plain leather with a simple flap, worn with tweed and daywear. A dress sporran uses fur or horsehair with a decorated metal cantle across the top and is worn with a Prince Charlie for black-tie evenings. A semi-dress sporran sits between the two, leather with a fur front or metal trim.
Should the sporran match the kilt tartan?
It does not need to, and most do not. Traditional sporrans are leather or fur and work with any tartan. A tartan-faced sporran matched to the kilt is a modern option that gives a coordinated look, popular for weddings and pipe bands. What matters more is matching the sporran’s leather to your belt and shoes.
What do you do with a sporran when you sit down?
Slide it round to the hip so you are not sitting on it and it is not pressed into your lap. The chain moves freely, so this takes a second and is entirely normal — you will see everyone at a Highland wedding do it. Move it back to centre when you stand.
