Historic Scotland
Its design is pattern BGBBBBBBBBWB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Worn by custodians at Historic Scotland properties, including Edinburgh Castle.
The Historic Scotland tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Scotland | DB/8 W8 DB4 DP4 DB36 DP4 DB4 N26 DB2 N26 G2 DB/5 | 245 | 1998 | |
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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.
ΔTartan
Threads
Variant
Sett
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245
220
396
284
292
286
380
374
284
248
184
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.