Clergy
A tartan of the Clergy family.
Its design is pattern BGBKGKGBGBG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Green variation of the Clergy sett recorded by Smith in 1850.
The Clergy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clergy ★ | DB/1 G1 DB6 K6 G1 K6 G1 DB2 G1 DB3 G/1 | 56 | 1880 | |
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| · ×2 — Clergy | 0.00 | DB/2 G2 DB12 K12 G2 K12 G2 DB4 G2 DB6 G/2 | 112 | — |
| · ×4 — Cargill | 0.00 | DB/4 G4 DB24 K24 G4 K24 G4 DB8 G4 DB12 G/4 | 224 | 1880 |
| 2 Variants: Clergy · Cargill | ||||
| (Clark) | 1.29 | K/4 G4 DB20 K20 G4 K20 G4 DB6 G4 DB10 G/4 | 192 | ~2002 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Cargill
- Clergy 2
- Clergy Green
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.
