Dunblane
Its design is pattern GGWGWGWGWRBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Worn by Peregrine, 2nd Viscount Dunblane, in a 1729 portrait at Hornby Castle, Yorkshire.
The Dunblane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunblane ★ | DG/6 Y5 W1 DG2 W1 DG5 W1 DG2 W1 R15 DP2 W/1 | 77 | 1822 | |
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| · ×2 — Dunblane | 0.00 | DG/12 Y10 W2 DG4 W2 DG10 W2 DG4 W2 R30 DP4 W/2 | 154 | 1822 |
| · ×4 — (District) | 0.00 | DG/24 Y20 W4 DG8 W4 DG20 W4 DG8 W4 R60 DP8 W/4 | 308 | ~1822 |
| 2 Variants: Dunblane · (District) | ||||
| Dunblane | 0.41 | G/12 Y10 W2 G4 W2 G10 W2 G4 W2 R30 DB4 W/2 | 154 | 1729 |
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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.
