MacDuff
A tartan of the MacDuff family.
Its design is pattern RWKGRWR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The MacDuff tartan groups 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacDuff ★ | R/44 LB16 K18 G28 R20 LB4 R/20 | 236 | — | |
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| 1819 (Clan) | 1.29 | R/72 DB18 K24 DG34 R20 K6 R/20 | 296 | 1819 |
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| #6 | 1.29 | R/72 DB18 K24 G34 R20 K6 R/20 | 296 | 1819 |
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| MacDuff | 1.32 | R/8 DB3 K4 G6 R4 K1 R/4 | 48 | 1831 |
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| · ×2 — MacDuff | 1.32 | R/16 DB6 K8 G12 R8 K2 R/8 | 96 | — |
| · ×4 — Clan Tartan | 1.32 | R/32 DB12 K16 G24 R16 K4 R/16 | 192 | 1831 |
| 2 Variants: MacDuff · Clan Tartan | ||||
| #5 | 1.32 | R/16 LB6 K8 G12 R8 K2 R/8 | 96 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacDuff #2
- MacDuff #5
- MacDuff #6
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.



