MacConnell
A tartan of the MacConnell family.
Its design is pattern BGBWGBGBGY — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Based on MacDonald Hunting without the black, for McConnell use alongside the MacDonald.
The MacConnell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacConnell ★ | DB/40 DG12 DB12 LB4 DG40 DR16 DG12 DR8 DG20 LR/6 | 294 | 1989 | |
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| MacConnell | 0.58 | DB/44 G12 DB10 LB4 G44 R12 G10 R8 G18 W/6 | 286 | 1989 |
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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.
