THISTLE - THE FLOWER OF SCOTLAND

A British hand cut range of Royal Scot Crystal giftware and stemware, expertly decorated with a flowing, intaglio thistle design. Hand cut by one of the most highly skilled intaglio craftsmen in the UK. Representing Scotland’s proud and historic heritage.

Hand cut in the UK with an intaglio thistle design, representing Scotland's proud and historic heritage.

The pink or purple-flowered ‘Scotch’ thistle is, along with tartan, perhaps the most identifiable symbol of all things Scottish. Legend has it that a sleeping party of Scottish warriors were saved from ambush by an invading Norse army when one of the attackers trod on a thistle with his bare feet. His cries raised the alarm, the roused Scots duly defeated the invaders, and the thistle was adopted as the symbol of Scotland.