MacBain 1911, стр. 277 The original word was the Luwian "pldtmn" and then later Latin "paludamentum" or "cloak" (Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. The paludamentum was a plaid or red cloak put on by Caesar in time of war.). See also: Merriam-Webster 2003: p. 947. MacBain, Alexander (1911). An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic language. Stirling: Eneas Mackay.
Newsome, Matthew Allan C. (1994). „Introduction to Tartan”. Franklin, North Carolina: Scottish Tartans Museum. Архивирано из оригинала 10. 2. 2006. г. Приступљено 31. 5. 2010.CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
Newsome, Matthew Allan C. (1994). „Introduction to Tartan”. Franklin, North Carolina: Scottish Tartans Museum. Архивирано из оригинала 10. 2. 2006. г. Приступљено 31. 5. 2010.CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
