The Cornish Kilt?

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

The Cornish Kilt?


Reporter Michael Piper takes to the streets of Launceston wearing plaid and raises a few eyebrows as he quizzes the public about whether Cornwall will adopt the Celtic fashion of the kilt. It is clearly a little draughty for some. Cornwall did register their own national tartan for the first time in 1963. The tartan was designed by Robert Morton Nance, nephew of poet and revisionist Cornish bard E E Morton Nance who helped revive the language and set up the Cornish Gorseth.


Tags