Isle of Barra (District)
Bands: BWBBKG · Stripes: DP W B T K G DP W B T K G
This was sourced from tartans-authority. It is a 6 band tartan.
Original link http://www.tartansauthority.com/tartan-ferret/display/7623/
Attestations
This cloth appears in 2 source records; the oldest owns this page.
- pre 2008 — Isle of Barra (District) (tartans-authority, record)
- undated — Isle of Barra (register-of-tartans, record)
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 5642
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 7623
Thread count
G/8 K4 Ba48 B44 LN48 P/8

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #1474B4 #1474B4 | B #2A418A | 0.15 |
| Ba | #2888C4 #2888C4 | B #2A418A | 0.21 |
| G | #289C18 #289C18 | G #006100 | 0.19 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| P | #780078 #780078 | B #2A418A | 0.17 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Silversea (Corporate) — ΔT 1.24
- Ancient Gathering — ΔT 1.53
- Earl of St. Andrews Dress (Dance) — ΔT 1.53
- Afternoon Tea / Mint Tea — ΔT 1.64
- Seaside (Fashion) — ΔT 1.66
- St Andrews, Earl of, dress — ΔT 1.67
- Alexander of Menstry Hunting — ΔT 1.68
- Elora (District) — ΔT 1.70
- Allanton Dress (Fashion) — ΔT 1.70
- Deeside Plaid (Taobh Dhi) (District) — ΔT 1.72
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14313 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.
ID: /setts/s6/dp2w12b11t12k1g2~x4/