| This tartan is first recorded in Johnston's work of 1906,
and the sample from the Highland Society of London
probably dates from the same period. In both these early
references the triple stripes are rendered in red. Today,
however, they are generally woven in purple. The name
originates from 'bard' meaning poet. The Bairds owned
estates in Aberdeenshire which were later purchased by
the Gordons.
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