Abercrombie Tartan Heavyweight 16ozAbercrombie Heavy Weight Tartan. The tartan can be traced to 1831, when it was first recorded in a book of James Logan called '' The Scottish Gael'' The name comes from the tiny town in Abercromby within Fife. The land and title were granted to a patron to Edward 1 of England, who was later William de Abercromby suggesting a Norman source. The Abercromby title was transferred to a different portion belonging to the same family during the 17th century