Clan Brodie (Brodie Tartan)

1. About Clan Brodie (Brodie Tartan)

2. Clan Brodie History (Brodie Tartan)

3. Clan Brodie Tartans

The Brodie tartan is reportedly from a photograph from the middle of the 18th century, but it also occurs in Sobieski Stewart's Vestiarium Scoticum from 1842 and does indeed resemble a Brothers pattern.

The dyed hues, which are typically deeper, are referred to as "modern."

K/8 R64 K32 Y4 K32 R/8 Threadcount

Brodie Modern

The Brodie Hunting tartan is mentioned in J. Claude's 1880 book, "Clans Originaux." In a very early printing of Johnston's "Scottish Clans and their Tartans," there was also a "Note by a Tartan Manufacturer" that stated: "The handsome tartan shown as Brodie is really the Hunting Brodie; the Brodie proper has a red ground." This 'of late' tartan was mentioned by D.W. Stewart in 1893. He claimed it was based on the 'earlier' dress sett and made a comment.

Brodie Hunting

4. Clan Brodie Crest & Coats of Arms

4.1 Clan Brodie Crest

Worn by all of the name and ancestry

4.2 Clan Brodie Coat of Arms

Note on Coats of Arms: A coat of arms is given to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist.

With the exclusions listed above, the weapons depicted below are personal weapons. The only person authorized to use these weapons is the grantee.

5. Clan Brodie Places & People

5.1 Clan Brodie Places

Brodie Castle

When Clan Brodie built Brodie Castle in 1567, it was demolished in 1645 by Clan Gordon under the command of Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquis of Huntly, less than a century later.

Between 1824 and 1845, the castle underwent renovations that transformed it into the present-day castle.

The lands that the castle was built on are thought to have been given to the Brodies by King Malcolm IV in 1160. When the castle was sold to the National Trust for Scotland in 1999, nearly 800 years of Brodie ownership of the estates came to an end.

5.2 Clan Brodie People

Deacon Brodie (28 September 1741 - 1 October 1788)

William Brodie maintained a double life, working as a municipal councilor in Edinburgh during the day and a burglar at night. One of his accomplices provided King's Evidence, which led to Brodie's arrest and execution.

Most people agree that Deacon Brodie served as the model for the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde characters.