Lodge Tullibardine
Lodge 227 United Grand Lodge of Queensland
A Little Touch of Scotland in Brisbane's Masonic World
Tullibardine at a glance
Our Tartan - Murray of Tullibardine ...
There is no clearer symbol of Scottish identity today than the tartan.
It is the tartan that distinguishes the Scot in the eyes of the world, and it is the Murray of Tullibardine tartan that distinguishes our Lodge.
The tartan we wear on our regalia is one of a relatively few clan tartans with a design that can be dated with certainty to the period of 1745, the year of the great rebellion in Scotland.
During his term as the Chief Master Mason of Scotland Colonel John George Stewart-Murray KT GCVO CB DSO PC ADC, Marquess of Tullibardine, (later 8th Duke of Atholl), granted Lodge Tullibardine 227 the right to wear the Murray of Tullibardine tartan, his personal tartan.
From that day to this the bow ties, regalia and furnishings of the Lodge Tullibardine proudly support the tartan of Murray of Tullibardine. For the purists the tartan identification is ID: 591274
Gentlemen - the Tartan!
Here’s to it!
The fighting sheen of it,
The yellow, the green of it,
The white, the blue of it,
The swing, the hue of it,
The dark, the red of it,
Every thread of it!
The fair have sighed for it,
The brave have died for it,
Foemen sought for it,
Heroes fought for it,
Honor the name of it,
Drink to the fame of it –
The Tartan!
Murdoch MacLean
Colonel John George Stewart-Murray KT GCVO CB DSO PC ADC,
Marquess of Tullibardine
With the exception of the Master (on the completion of his term of office) the lodge does not provide members with their Masonic aprons. Members purchase their own apron.
Tullibardine Tartan
