Historic Scotland
Its design is pattern BWBWBRKRK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Historic Scotland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Scotland ★ | DB/8 LB2 DB2 LB6 DB48 O18 K2 O18 K/6 | 206 | 1998 | |
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| (pre 1998) (Corp) | 0.13 | DT/8 LB2 DT2 LB6 DT48 O18 K2 O18 K/6 | 206 | ~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.
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.