Clan Pringle Tartan - Colour And History | Scottish Kilt Clan Pringle is a Scottish Borders clan with one of the region's oldest names. It derives from a region near Galashiels and comes from the time of Alexander III of Scotland in the 12th century. The clan has a long history in the woollen business, and they served as squires to the Earls of Douglas in the 14th century. Several Pringle females served as Prioresses of the Coldstream Convent. Motto: Amicitia Reddit Honores (Friendship Gives Honour) Region: Scottish Borders Clan Chief: Sir Norman Murray Archibald MacGregor Pringle of that Ilk and Stichill, 10th Baronet Clan Crest Description: An escalop
Is there a Pringle tartan? While there is no official Pringle tartan, bearers of the name are expected to wear one of the three'regional' Galawater tartans - Galawater, Galawater Old, or Galawater New. The Pringles had a tight relationship with the Douglases, and their fate was frequently entwined with that of this powerful and ambitious Borders family. The Pringles served as'scrutifers', or squires, to the Earls of Douglas from the fourteenth century, and Adam de Hoppringill served as squire to James, the 2nd Earl of Douglas, in the battle of Otterburn in Northumberland on August 5, 1388. The Scots had previously been embroiled in a conflict outside the walls of Newcastle when the young Earl of Douglas managed to take the silk pennant from the lance of his opponent Henry Percy, heir to the 1st Earl of Northumberland and better known to history as Henry Hotspur. Clan Pringle Tartan colours include bottle green, yellow, black, and white stripes. It derives from a region near Galashiels and comes from the time of Alexander III of Scotland in the 12th century. The clan has a long history in the woollen business, serving as squires to the Earls of Douglas in the 14th century. Several Pringle females served as Prioresses of the Coldstream Convent.