MacFie
A tartan of the MacFie family.
Its design is pattern GRGRGRGRW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Clan tartan dating to 1906; MacPhees held Colonsay until the seventeenth century, serving as hereditary Keepers of Records to the Lords of the Isles.
The MacFie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacFie ★ | Y/1 R12 G2 R1 G16 R1 G2 R12 W/1 | 94 | 1880 | |
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| · ×1 — MacFie | 0.00 | Y/1 R12 G2 R1 G16 R1 G2 R12 W/1 | 94 | — |
| · ×2 — MacPhee, MacFie | 0.00 | Y/2 R24 G4 R2 G32 R2 G4 R24 W/2 | 188 | 1906 |
| · ×4 — MacPhie/Macfie | 0.00 | Y/4 R48 G8 R4 G64 R4 G8 R48 W/4 | 376 | 1880 |
| 3 Variants: MacFie · MacPhee, MacFie · MacPhie/Macfie | ||||
| MacFie | 0.62 | Y/2 R12 G2 R1 G32 R1 G2 R12 W/2 | 128 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacPhee MacFie
- MacPhee, MacFie
- MacPhie
- MacPhie/Macfie
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.