Glasgow Celtic Society
A tartan of Clan Glasgow.
Its design is pattern BGBGBGBGKGKGKGRGBK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Created c.1857 for the Glasgow Celtic Society, founded to promote Gaelic culture and which codified shinty rules in 1879.
The Glasgow Celtic Society 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Celtic Society ★ | DB/16 DY6 DB6 DY6 DB6 DY6 DB8 G8 K6 G6 K6 G6 K6 G26 R16 G8 DB6 K/12 | 292 | ~1857 | |
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| Glasgow, Celtic Society | 0.90 | DB/16 O6 DB6 O6 DB6 O6 DB8 G8 K6 G6 K6 G6 K6 G26 R16 G8 DB6 K/12 | 292 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Glasgow, Celtic Society
- Not Specified #2
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.