Seton Ancient Heavy Weight Tartan Fabric

Strome 16oz Tartan Fabric, sold by the yard, 138cm wide.

Ancient Seton Heavy Weight Tartan. The first Seton mentioned in Scottish records is Alexander Seton who lived during the reign of King David I. The home of the family was Tranent. Mary Seton one of Mary, Queen of Scots' "four Maries", was a sister of 5th Lord Seton and it was this Lord Seton who assisted the Queen to escape from prison in Lochleven Castle in 1568. The 6th Lord was raised to the peerage as Earl of Winter in 1600. The peerage was attained after the 5th Earl had taken up arms for the Jacobites in 1715. The name may be derived from the Seatown or Saytown, near Tranent. Badge-Yew.