SHEPHERD (ANCIENT) Choose:By the metre From William and Andrew Smith's Whether for a loved From William and Andrew Smith's 1850 book "Authenticated Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland" The Smiths' comments were: "This Tartan is one of those which belongs to the Lowland Families near the Highland border tailoring quality which is soft to touch not at all scratchy or stiff The black and white check is woven today as a family tartan for the surname Shepherd tartan It predates most Scottish tartans and has long been associated with shepherds of the Border region who were encouraged to move north after the Highland clearances