Gretna
A tartan of the Gretna family.
Its design is pattern BGYGBRBR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed 1996 by Lochcarron for Tartan & Tweeds of Gretna Green, based on the Johnstone clan tartan.
The Gretna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretna ★ | DB/4 G4 LY2 G60 DB40 R4 DB4 R/4 | 236 | 1996 | |
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| Green Fashion Tartan | 0.30 | DB/4 G4 K2 G60 DB40 R4 DB4 R/4 | 236 | 1996 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Gretna 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.
