Welcome to the Osprey Village Tartan Page

 


photo by Frances Porter

 

The idea of having a village tartan had been discussed for a few years, but it wasn’t until Boat of Garten Community Company made contact with Kinloch Anderson in 2005 that the project became feasible.

The Kinloch Anderson family has long associations with Boat of Garten and the Kinloch Anderson Golf Trophy is still competed for annually. The family remember their times spent at Boat with affection and were enthusiastic about supporting this project. With Kinloch Anderson’s generous support and encouragement, a small group researched tartans and their history and investigated the options.

Following consultation within the community, the final design was approved. Our tartan is based on the following principles:

  • The Inverness-shire sett was used as the basis of the new tartan
  • The colours used are:
    Black and White to represent the osprey’s head – the osprey has been the adopted symbol of the village for many years;
    Blue for the River Spey
    Purple for the heather growing in and around the village
    Yellow for the cornfields of Garten
    Green for our woodlands and to represent our position within the Cairngorms National Park.

The tartan was formally launched at Boat of Garten Steam Fair, 22 July 2007.

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We would like to acknowledge the support of:

Kinloch Anderson

The Cairngorms National Park Authority

Highland 2007

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In 2007 Osprey Village Enterprises Limited was formed. It is the trading arm of the Boat of Garten Community Company and any operating surplus is returned to the Community Company to fund community projects.


 


photo by Frances Porter

 


photo by Frances Porter