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Edinburgh-based business William E. Scott and Son create traditional, hand-crafted sporrans and belts - and have been since their opening in 1937. Malcolm Scott, whose father and grandfather both ...
A sporran is the leather pouch that hangs on the front of a kilt and is held in place by a belt and chain. In previous centuries, it was used to hold precious personal items such as coins and ...
The sporran is a leather or fur purse that hangs just below the belt buckle of full Highland dress. Although its contents are often a mystery, traditional Scotsmen often keep a flask of whisky in it.
Look closer, though, and you’ll see a sporran, the traditional pouch of leather, fur, or horsehair that hangs from his belt. Although they’re now mostly worn as part of costumes, sporrans ...
The Inuit said the trade ban on seal skin would threaten their way of life Scottish kilt makers who have been prevented from making sealskin sporrans due to an EU trade ban have been handed a ...
The 'precious piece of folk history' which once belonged to Rob Roy MacGregor, the Highland outlaw, is torn from the wall of a museum A sporran worn by Scottish folk hero Rob Roy Credit ...
Marcus gifted the star of ‘The Last Leg’ a custom made sporran, crafted using an Aussie Rules football and a rugby ball, in honour of Scotland’s relationship with the big country down under.