Cockburn
A tartan of the Cockburn family.
Its design is pattern BKGKGKBKWKBKGKGKR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Sir William Cockburn mistakenly certified the MacKenzie sett as his own; modern version retains distinctive red, yellow and white stripes.
The Cockburn tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockburn | DB/30 K2 G2 K2 G2 K2 DB10 K2 W2 K2 DB10 K2 Y2 K2 G10 K2 R/2 | 140 | — | |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Cockburn Blue
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.











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