Murray (Variation) Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 271. Earliest known date: 1810-15 A simplified version of the Murray of Atholl. The Cockburn collection housed in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, is one of the earliest references for clan tartans. James Logan, in his book, The Scottish Gael (1831), wrote concerning the Black Watch, that "...a red stripe is often introduced", and this by Lord Murray who commanded the regiment. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015
In pattern BKBKGR.
This was sourced from house-of-tartan. It is a 6 stripes tartan.
Original link http://www.house-of-tartan.scotland.net/house/TartanViewjs.asp?colr=Def&tnam=271
Thread count
DB/4 K4 DB24 K16 G22 R/4
Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2C4084 | 0.05 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006400 | 0.02 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #C80000 | 0.00 |
Sample pattern
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Inneryne (Personal) — ΔT 0.43
- Gallamore — ΔT 0.45
- Callum Beg (Fashion) — ΔT 0.48
- Morrison Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 1083. Earliest known date: 1908 The Clan Morrison have strong links with the MacKays and this is evident in the similarity of the tartans. Morrison has an added red stripe. Lord Lyon recorded a new sett in 1968 based on a fragment of Morrison tartan dated 1747. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.54
- Forbes #4 — ΔT 0.57
- Fletcher Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 257. Earliest known date: 1906 Sometimes known as Fletcher of Saltoun, but commonly worn by all the Scottish Fletchers regardless family origins. According to legend, "Is e Clann-an-leisdeir a thog a cued smuid thug goil air uisge 'an Urcha." (It was the Fletcher clan that first raised smoke and boiled their water in Glen Orchy.) See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.67
- Graham of Menteith — ΔT 0.68
- Ferguson of Balquhidder #2 — ΔT 0.69
- Fletcher of Dunans Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 272. Earliest known date: 1906 The Fletchers of Dunans tartan is distinguished by a red stripe in place of the more usual black. Fletchers were arrow makers associated with the Stewarts and Campbells in Argyll and with the MacGregors in Perthshire. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.70
- Murray #3 — ΔT 0.71
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 15726 variants placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (44% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its page.
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