Cleland
A tartan of the Cleland family.
Its design is pattern KWGWR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Based on Douglas tartan, reflecting Clelands' role as hereditary foresters to the Douglases; designed 1989 for the Northern Territories Clan Clelland Association in Australia.
The Cleland tartan groups 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleland ★ | K/4 LB72 G24 W6 R/4 | 212 | 1989 | |
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| Cleland | 0.24 | K/4 DB72 G24 W6 R/4 | 212 | — |
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| Corporate Tartan | 0.44 | K/4 LB56 G14 W6 R/4 | 160 | 1989 |
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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.

