Scottish Register of Tartans
E276554
The Scottish Register of Tartans is the official national database that records, preserves, and provides authoritative information on tartan designs associated with Scotland and beyond.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2549696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Register of Tartans Context triple: [Douglas tartan, registeredIn, Scottish Register of Tartans]
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A.
Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
The Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland is the official national record of legally granted and recorded coats of arms and heraldic bearings in Scotland.
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B.
Douglas tartan
Douglas tartan is the distinctive woven pattern of colored checks and stripes traditionally associated with Scotland’s historic Clan Douglas.
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C.
Newfoundland tartan
The Newfoundland tartan is a distinctive plaid pattern symbolizing the cultural heritage and natural landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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D.
Court of the Lord Lyon
The Court of the Lord Lyon is Scotland’s heraldic authority and court of law responsible for regulating coats of arms and matters of genealogy and heraldry.
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E.
Scottish heraldry
Scottish heraldry is the distinct system of coats of arms and armorial traditions in Scotland, governed by strict legal regulation and characterized by symbols such as the saltire, thistle, and unicorn.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Register of Tartans Target entity description: The Scottish Register of Tartans is the official national database that records, preserves, and provides authoritative information on tartan designs associated with Scotland and beyond.
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A.
Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
The Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland is the official national record of legally granted and recorded coats of arms and heraldic bearings in Scotland.
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B.
Douglas tartan
Douglas tartan is the distinctive woven pattern of colored checks and stripes traditionally associated with Scotland’s historic Clan Douglas.
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C.
Newfoundland tartan
The Newfoundland tartan is a distinctive plaid pattern symbolizing the cultural heritage and natural landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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D.
Court of the Lord Lyon
The Court of the Lord Lyon is Scotland’s heraldic authority and court of law responsible for regulating coats of arms and matters of genealogy and heraldry.
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E.
Scottish heraldry
Scottish heraldry is the distinct system of coats of arms and armorial traditions in Scotland, governed by strict legal regulation and characterized by symbols such as the saltire, thistle, and unicorn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national database
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tartan register ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | publicly searchable online ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Cabinet of the Scottish Government
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surface form:
Scottish Ministers
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| associatedWith |
Scottish culture
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Scottish heritage ⓘ clan tartans ⓘ commemorative tartans ⓘ corporate tartans ⓘ |
| classification | national cultural heritage register ⓘ |
| contains |
tartan colour descriptions
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tartan date of registration ⓘ tartan designer information ⓘ tartan designs ⓘ tartan names ⓘ tartan reference numbers ⓘ tartan technical specifications ⓘ tartan thread counts ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dataAccess |
free search
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online registration application ⓘ |
| dataFormat | digital database ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | official recognition of tartan designs ⓘ |
| hasRegistrationProcess |
application-based submission
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assessment against statutory criteria ⓘ |
| inception | 2009-02-05 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Scottish Register of Tartans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008
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| legislatedBy | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| location | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Scottish Register of Tartans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Keeper of the Scottish Register of Tartans
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| officialWebsite | https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk ⓘ |
| operator | National Records of Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | National Records of Scotland services ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Scottish Register of Tartans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Scottish Tartans Authority register
Scottish Register of Tartans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Tartans World Register
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| purpose |
preserve tartan designs
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provide authoritative information on tartans ⓘ record tartan designs ⓘ |
| replaced | informal tartan registration systems ⓘ |
| scope |
Scotland
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international tartans ⓘ |
| sector | government ⓘ |
| subject | tartan ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Scottish Register of Tartans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 explanatory notes
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scottish Register of Tartans Description of subject: The Scottish Register of Tartans is the official national database that records, preserves, and provides authoritative information on tartan designs associated with Scotland and beyond.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008
Scottish Register of Tartans
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predecessor
→
Scottish Register of Tartans
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Scottish Tartans Authority register
Scottish Register of Tartans
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predecessor
→
Scottish Register of Tartans
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Scottish Tartans World Register
this entity surface form:
Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 explanatory notes
Scottish Register of Tartans
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maintainedBy
→
Scottish Register of Tartans
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Keeper of the Scottish Register of Tartans