Hunter of Bute
A tartan of the Hunter of Bute family.
Its design is pattern BGKGKGKBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Hunter of Bute 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter of Bute ★ | DR/24 G12 K12 G4 K2 G2 K12 DR48 W/4 | 212 | 1991 | |
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| (Clan ?) | 0.59 | DR/16 DG16 K2 DG6 K2 DG2 K20 DR40 W/6 | 198 | ~1991 |
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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.
