The Thistle Tartan pocket real cloth tartan notebook celebrates the thistle the emblem and flower of Scotland. The colours are two shades of dark purple, dark green, turquoise, burgundy and charcoal. This is one of Kinloch Anderson's house tartans and part of Waverley's Scottish Traditions range. This pocket notebook contains a bookmark and map of Scotland, and an inner note holder at the back. The famous prickly plant has many varieties that grow in Scotland, and the thistle has been used as an important symbol in heraldry for over 500 years. Early weavers relied upon local plants and natural products for their dyes so the locality of the weaver had a bearing on the colours of the local tartan. This is one of Kinloch Anderson's house tartans and part of Waverley's Scottish Traditions range. This pocket notebook contains a bookmark and map of Scotland, and an inner note holder at the back. With 176 pages, the left hand page is blank and the right hand page is lined. This high quality notebook makes an excellent gift.