Cowan of Inveresk
A tartan of the Cowan of Inveresk family.
Its design is pattern GBKBKWGR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Modern family tartan designed by Robert Cowan of Atlanta for the Cowan of Inveresk family, based on Colquhoun.
The Cowan of Inveresk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan of Inveresk ★ | R/8 G32 W4 K30 DB30 K4 DB4 Y/4 | 220 | 1982 | |
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| 2 Variants: (Personal) · (Personal) | ||||
| Family Tartan | 0.02 | R/8 G32 W4 K30 DB30 K4 DB4 DY/4 | 220 | 1979 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Cowan, of Inveresk
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.
