Such patterns have existed for centuries in many cultures But have come to be regarded as fundamentally Scottish and as a quasi-heraldic Scottish family or clan emblem.

• 尽管这种图案许多世纪以来已在多种文化中出现过,但人们仍把它看成是特殊的苏格兰图案,是苏格兰家族或氏族的准纹章图案。