Arrol
A tartan of the Arrol family.
Its design is pattern RBKGWGKGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed early 20th century for Sir William Arrol, engineer behind the Forth Bridge and Arrol-Johnston motor company.
The Arrol tartan groups 2 setts — the same named design recorded as different cloths (its kilt, Carpet, Child's…, or a transcription apart). The master sett (★) is the exemplar.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrol ★ | R/8 DB16 K16 G16 W4 G16 K16 G16 W/4 | 212 | 1900 | |
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| Arrol | 0.46 | R/10 DB30 K30 G30 W4 G30 K30 G30 W/4 | 382 | ~1910 |
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Nearest tartans
The nearest NAMED TARTANS — each represented by its master sett — by ΔTartan distance from this tartan's master, which leads the table so the swatches line up against it.
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10814 named tartans (their master setts) placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (42% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its master cloth. The map is a flat projection of a many-dimensional space — how to read it.