Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A cikin ƙarni da yawa an haɗa zane-zanen da masu saƙa na wani yanki na musamman, kodayake al'ada ce ga masu tsaunuka su sa tartans daban-daban a lokaci guda. Yarjejeniyar 1587 da aka baiwa Hector Maclean na Duart ta buƙaci harajin wuta a kan ƙasa da aka biya a matsayin inci 60 na zane na fararen fata, baƙar fata da kore. Wani mai shaida na 1689 Battle of Killiecrankie
ya bayyana "Mutanen McDonnell a cikin layinsu uku". Daga 1725 sojojin gwamnati na "Kamfanoni Masu Zaman Kansu na Highland" sun gabatar da daidaitaccen tartan da aka zaba don kauce wa haɗuwa da kowane dangi, kuma an tsara wannan lokacin da suka zama rukunin Black Watch a 1739.